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Higher adoption of fully electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids led to a record drop in new-vehicle emissions in the U.S. in 2023. Tesla has been leading fuel economy chart for six straight years.

My mailbox started to fill up with chiding messages immediately after a recent column about the investment value of owning a more fuel-efficient car. The column also included the URL to my online ...

Mid-size sedans, SUVs and all-wheel-drive vehicles are available with more than 40 mpg. Every car on this list is a gasoline-electric hybrid. The average new vehicle in the U.S now consistently sells ...

Tanner Marlar is an award-winning journalist with nearly a decade of experience in motorsports, collegiate athletics, automotive developments and technology. In the current climate, it seems like ...

The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) just dropped a bomb on some of the world's top-selling car manufacturers: Many vehicles from big-name companies are using far more fuel than advertised – as ...

Wear and ride comfort are important, but tires are a huge contributing factor to your fuel economy or lack thereof.

If you chose a diesel pickup over a gas-driven one, then you're already ahead of the game when it comes to fuel economy. According to the Department of Energy, diesel vehicles can be 30-35% more ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Consumer tip-of-the-day: increasing ...