Do you drive an SUV? A Gas-guzzling sedan? If so, it might be time to switch things up a bit. Why? Because insurance companies are offering drivers discounts for “going green,” and some auto dealers will give you a fantastic deal on fuel-efficient cars. Not only that, fuel efficient vehicles [...]

Worried about the environmental impact of your vehicle, but resigned to terrible fuel economy because you have to use it for work? It is indeed possible to improve your car’s fuel economy by utilising different techniques and practices in your driving. This is known as hypermilling. Techniques of hypermilling rang [...]

Carmakers compete on thousands of levels, with fuel efficiency increasingly towards the top of the competitive tree. Any self-respecting automotive spec sheet will claim a value called CD, which is laboratory shorthand for ‘coefficient of drag’. Most of us know it’s related in some way to aerodynamic drag (or slipperiness [...]

As technology has improved over the past few years and the government has passed serious laws concerning the impact the automotive industry has on the environment, newer vehicles are much more fuel efficient than similar models that were released just a few years ago. Despite the rise in fuel efficiency, [...]

We love our cars, no matter what style or how battered they might be, we love them. Apart from our family home, we tend to spend more money and time on our vehicles than any other possession. In recent times we have started to learn about some of the harmful [...]

Driving a hybrid or electric vehicle can significantly reduce your carbon footprint, and it has several other attractive benefits for drivers as well.

According to The Detroit News, a recent study finds that young drivers are interested in fuel efficiency and green vehicles. The study, conducted by management consultants McKinsey & Co, has found that a car is no longer a status symbol (as it was two to three decades ago) and now symbolizes independence. [...]

Elio Motors has purchased a former General Motors assembly plant near Shreveport, Louisiana. Elio—which produces fuel efficient three wheeled cars that can go at 84 mpg on a highway—will begin production at this new facility in mid-2014 and is speculated to hire 1,500 employees by 2015. For those unaware, the Elio [...]

The Detroit Bureau, an automotive publication, is reporting that the average fuel efficiency of all new vehicles sold in the United States in 2012 was up 6% compared to 2011. Additionally, the increase, which brought the average up to 23.8-mpg from 22.5-mpg the year before, is the highest the United [...]

Now that the technology has had a few years to develop, we’re starting to see more pre-owned hybrids make their way onto used car lots as people trade in their old ones for something new and even more efficient and environmentally friendly. It’s easier than ever to find a reasonably [...]