The 2011 Toyota Prius hybrid has the highest gas mileage of any car sold in the U.S. this year: 51 mpg city, 48 mpg highway, for a combined EPA fuel efficiency rating of 50 mpg. It's a practical five-door hatchback with enough interior room to qualify as a mid-size car. Outside times when gas prices spike--when Prius sales go through the roof--you...
The World Solar Challenge race is a little over three months away, so if you’re the team from the University of Michigan, how do you prepare? You could spend late nights in the wind tunnel, optimizing airflow and further reducing drag. You could run tests on all the solar panels to ensure that their output is optimized, and you could run...
When it comes to motor fuels, natural gas may be one of the best alternatives to gasoline on the market today. It burns cleaner than gasoline, resulting in lower tailpipe emissions. It costs about half as much as gasoline, yet delivers a very similar driving experience. So why haven't manufacturers begun rolling out new models powered by...
California has pioneered much of the clean-air legislation in the country, and it's leading the push for zero-emission electric and plug-in vehicles. But the state has also highlighted a commonly overlooked concern that shifting to all-electric or plug-in hybrid cars might present. If enough residents in a given neighborhood convert to plug-in...
The 2011 Toyota Prius hybrid has the highest gas mileage of any car sold in the U.S. this year: 51 mpg city, 48 mpg highway, for a combined EPA fuel efficiency rating of 50 mpg. It's a practical five-door hatchback with enough interior room to qualify as a mid-size car. Outside times when gas prices spike--when Prius sales go through the roof--you...
The World Solar Challenge race is a little over three months away, so if you’re the team from the University of Michigan, how do you prepare? You could spend late nights in the wind tunnel, optimizing airflow and further reducing drag. You could run tests on all the solar panels to ensure that their output is optimized, and you could run...
When it comes to motor fuels, natural gas may be one of the best alternatives to gasoline on the market today. It burns cleaner than gasoline, resulting in lower tailpipe emissions. It costs about half as much as gasoline, yet delivers a very similar driving experience. So why haven't manufacturers begun rolling out new models powered by...
California has pioneered much of the clean-air legislation in the country, and it's leading the push for zero-emission electric and plug-in vehicles. But the state has also highlighted a commonly overlooked concern that shifting to all-electric or plug-in hybrid cars might present. If enough residents in a given neighborhood convert to plug-in...
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