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Written by Cameron Little
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Thursday, 20 October 2005 |
from Planet Ark and Reuters News Service ...
Hybrids, Diesels Dominate US
Fuel Economy
List
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USA:
October 13, 2005
WASHINGTON - Toyota Motor Corp.'s Corolla was the
sole gasoline-only car to
make a US government list issued on Wednesday of
the ten most fuel-efficient
2006 model vehicles.
The Corolla's 32
miles per gallon in the city and 41 miles per gallon on the
highway earned it
last place on the list of top fuel sippers that was
otherwise dominated by
gasoline-electric hybrids and diesels.
Honda Motor Co.'s Insight hybrid was
in first place, with 60 mpg city and 66
mpg highway, followed by Toyota Motor
Corp.'s Prius hybrid with 60 mpg city
and 51 highway.
Volkswagen AG
grabbed four of the top ten spots with diesel versions of its
Beetle, Golf
and Jetta models.
Ford Motor Co. was the only US automaker to make the
top ten with the hybrid
version of its Escape sport utility
vehicle.
The Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of
Energy produce
the fuel economy guide to help buyers compare
vehicles.
"We know that when consumers are provided the information they
need to make
informed, educated decisions they choose products that will both
save them
money and help protect our shared environment," EPA Administrator
Stephen
Johnson said in a statement.
Among classes of vehicles, the
Honda Odyssey was top of the minivan segment
with 20 mpg in the city and 28
mpg on the highway for the two-wheel drive
version. Best large car was the
manual version of the Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd.
Sonata with 24 mpg city and 34
mpg on the highway.
The top pickup trucks were the two-wheel drive Ford
Ranger and its Mazda
Motor Corp. B2300 cousin with 24 mpg in the city and 29
mpg on the highway.
The automatic version of DaimlerChrysler AG's Dodge
Ram 1500 pickup truck,
with an 8.3 liter engine, had the worst fuel economy
of any vehicle rated,
getting 9 mpg in the city and 12 mpg on the
highway.
The fuel economy guide is available at http://www.fueleconomy.gov
REUTERS
NEWS
SERVICE
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