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22 MPG Combined?

May 6, 2009May 5, 2009 by mpg-o-editor

The time to retire old paint might be just around the corner. If your old car is rated at 18 miles per gallon (MPG) or less, you might be eligible to receive up to $4500 towards the purchase of a new (and perhaps only slightly) more fuel efficient car. To be eligible for the new Cash for Clunkers program as proposed by the House of Representatives, new cars must be rated at a minimum of just 22 miles per gallon (MPG) combined.

What’s next … members of Congress appearing on car commercials?

More as this develops …

2009 Cars that Achieve 22 MPG Combined or Higher

2009 Dodge Challenger SE + Ecometer = Better Mileage

August 23, 2013May 1, 2009 by mpg-o-editor

If you want to get the most mileage out of your car, you need to know what’s going on inside your engine and how much gas your using at any given time. While a lot of cars provide instant fuel economy gauges these days, the 2009 Dodge Challenger SE does not.

Insight on the 81.5 MPG Ford Fusion Hybrid

May 1, 2009 by mpg-o-editor

So what’s it like to drive the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid that set the remarkable record of 1445.7 miles on one tank of gas? Eric Trytko can tell you first hand. He had the opportunity to spend time with Wayne Gerdes, pilot a Fusion Hybrid on one of the two Washington DC-area routes that the … Read more

Dodge Challenger SE Interior Review

August 23, 2013April 30, 2009 by mpg-o-editor

While some folks may feel that the 2009 Dodge Challenger’s interior is too bland and too much like its Dodge stablemates, we beg to differ. The roomy and comfortable interior is spot on, and provides the perfect canvas for the aftermarket to embellish upon.

Ford Fusion Hybrid: 1,445.7 Miles, One Tank of Gas.

April 28, 2009April 28, 2009 by mpg-o-editor

How far can you go on one tank of gas? A team of drivers has driven 1445.7 miles on one tank of gas in a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, averaging a remarkable 81.5 miles per gallon on roads in the Washington DC area. Team members included CleanMPG.com’s Wayne Gerdes, NASCAR driver Carl Edwards (shown below), and four Ford engineers, Sherif Marakby, Gil Portalatin, Tom Rolewicz, and Steve Burke.

Carl Edwards and the 1000 Mile Challenge Ford Fusion Hybrid

The team set out on Sunday morning with a goal of breaking the 1000 mile mark, in an effort to raise funds for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The Fusion Hybrid was a standard production model, running on 87 octane gas. It was not modified for the event. After driving for 69 hours continuously, the tank finally ran dry early this morning.