Comments on: Hybrids Dominate EPA's Top 10 Fuel Efficient Vehicle Rankings

By: tapra1

tapra1 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:16:23 +0000

Depending on how that process turns out, the Chevy Volt will also likely be close to the top of the list, though the Volt's ability to switch from battery power to gas significantly complicates the equation.Tech Updates

By: Donald

Donald — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:58:21 +0000

I agree with the Jetta TDI. I've been driving one between San Diego and neprinol for years.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:57:04 +0000

Where is the VW Jetta TDI’s??? Those things get almost 50 mpg on the highway and like 37mpg in city. Not to mention they look better than most of these cars.

By: dyno

dyno — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:33:35 +0000

The Prius is really unbeatable in terms of saving fuel. I really like it too.

By: av

av — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:37:39 +0000

It looks like this list is strictly ordered by city mileage. In reality, it doesn’t make much sense to rank the RX450h above the CR-Z. Why wouldn’t the EPA at least go by EPA combined?

By: Yegor

Yegor — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 03:50:25 +0000

Yeah, Why Toyota Camry Hybrid 33/34 is not here?

Why Honda Civic Hybrid and Honda Insight Hybrid are in the same third place - they are two different cars?

By: Van

Van — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 01:25:32 +0000

Perhaps the Camry Hybrid will do better next year. And the Sonata Hybrid may appear too. So with the Leaf and Volt, and i-Mev, we might not have a non-electric on the list.

By: Shines

Shines — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:10:04 +0000

Gary you are right it shoud be. But the EPA is rating based on City economy first, then highway – not combined. If they used a combined rating the Camry would be on the list. But the Camry’s city rating is 31 mpg and its highway 35 so it falls just below the manual transmission CRZ’s 31 city 37 highway. Certainly it should be ahead of the Lexus 450H 32 city 28 highway…
Still you just prove the point of the article – it would be yet another hybrid pushing the conventional ICEs further down the list.

By: Gary Bune

Gary Bune — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:32:28 +0000

I believe the Toyota Camry Hybrid should be in the top 10. I have a 2009 Camry Hybrid and average about 37 mpg overall. My worst tank was 32+mpg and my best was 42+mpg. I check it everytime I fillup and use the calculated mileage, not the computer.