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The XL1 is Volkswagen's vision of a plug-in hybrid car that returns an amazingly low combined fuel consumption of 0.9lt/100km, equal to 261 mpg US and 313 mpg UK, or to be precise, MPGe (Miles per gallon gasoline equivalent) since this figure includes the use of both the internal combustion engine and the battery.
- Volkswagen Unveils Production 0.9lt/100km Or 261mpg Xl1 Plug-in Hybrid [46 Photos]
As promised, Volkswagen has taken the super-frugal XL1 from concept car to production model, with its world premiere to take place at the Geneva Motor Show next month. The radical two-seater model is dubbed the most fuel-efficient production car in the...
- New Ford C-max Energi Phev Epa Certified At 100 Mpge, Beats Prius Phev By 5 Mpge
Thanks to an EPA certified EPA-certified 108 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) in the city, Ford's new C-MAX Energi has been afforded the title of America’s most fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid. The compact minivan that shares most of its...
- Ford Focus Ev Achieves 105 Mpge Combined Epa Rating, Beats Nissan Leaf
Reducing fuel consumption of gasoline and diesel engines is a must for every car manufacturer. All-electric vehicles have no such issues, right? Well, that’s not entirely accurate. After all, they do run on electricity, so the new standard is...
- Toyota Announces Eu Economy And Emission Figures For Prius Plug-in Hybrid
The official European CO2 emissions and fuel economy numbers for the new Prius Plug-in Hybrid are in. According to Toyota, with the use of the battery, the plug-in hybrid model will be able to travel 134.5 miles on one imperial gallon of petrol (equal...
- Video: Chevrolet Tries To Explain The Volt's Mpg Equivalent And Mpg Ratings
Once upon a drive, all we had to know about a car's fuel consumption was how many miles the vehicle could travel on a single gallon of gas in the city, on the highway and on a combined route, regardless of whether the engine was fed with petrol or...
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Spied: Volkswagen Filmed Trying Out XL1 Diesel-Electric Hybrid
The XL1 is Volkswagen's vision of a plug-in hybrid car that returns an amazingly low combined fuel consumption of 0.9lt/100km, equal to 261 mpg US and 313 mpg UK, or to be precise, MPGe (Miles per gallon gasoline equivalent) since this figure includes the use of both the internal combustion engine and the battery.
The two-seater model was presented as a concept last year and is now heading for very limited run production starting from next year - if all goes according to plan. VW's engineers were filmed in Spain completing new tests with the car as they prepare for its introduction.
Read more »- Volkswagen Unveils Production 0.9lt/100km Or 261mpg Xl1 Plug-in Hybrid [46 Photos]
As promised, Volkswagen has taken the super-frugal XL1 from concept car to production model, with its world premiere to take place at the Geneva Motor Show next month. The radical two-seater model is dubbed the most fuel-efficient production car in the...
- New Ford C-max Energi Phev Epa Certified At 100 Mpge, Beats Prius Phev By 5 Mpge
Thanks to an EPA certified EPA-certified 108 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) in the city, Ford's new C-MAX Energi has been afforded the title of America’s most fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid. The compact minivan that shares most of its...
- Ford Focus Ev Achieves 105 Mpge Combined Epa Rating, Beats Nissan Leaf
Reducing fuel consumption of gasoline and diesel engines is a must for every car manufacturer. All-electric vehicles have no such issues, right? Well, that’s not entirely accurate. After all, they do run on electricity, so the new standard is...
- Toyota Announces Eu Economy And Emission Figures For Prius Plug-in Hybrid
The official European CO2 emissions and fuel economy numbers for the new Prius Plug-in Hybrid are in. According to Toyota, with the use of the battery, the plug-in hybrid model will be able to travel 134.5 miles on one imperial gallon of petrol (equal...
- Video: Chevrolet Tries To Explain The Volt's Mpg Equivalent And Mpg Ratings
Once upon a drive, all we had to know about a car's fuel consumption was how many miles the vehicle could travel on a single gallon of gas in the city, on the highway and on a combined route, regardless of whether the engine was fed with petrol or...