Automakers could earn credits by increasing the average fuel
efficiency of the vehicles they sell.
Not exact matches
Car buyers flocked to Hyundai dealerships with fuel
efficiency on their minds, as 35 %
of vehicles sold in August were models rated at 40 mpg highway.
RX is Lexus» best
selling vehicle for good reason: it offers a superb combination
of luxury, power, technology, versatility, and
efficiency.
In keeping with its industry - leading fuel
efficiency status, Hyundai achieved a corporate average fuel economy level
of 37.0 MPG (28.5 MPG label value) in May, while
selling 25,614
vehicles (38 percent
of total sales) with 40 MPG window label highway fuel economy ratings.
Through applications
of the new technology first in the mini-
vehicle N BOX — the first model
of the new mini-
vehicle N Series — and gradually in other
vehicle models, Honda is targeting top -
of - industry fuel
efficiency for every category within three years, while simultaneously setting a timeline
of 2020 to reduce by 30 % CO2 emissions for all products
sold worldwide, relative to emission figures for 2000.
Or perhaps a discussion
of efficiency brings to mind a single - focus
vehicle like the top -
selling green car past and present, the Toyota Prius.
The 2016 Honda CR - V, America's best -
selling SUV, features a direct - injected Earth Dreams Technology ™ i - VTEC ® engine and continuously variable transmission (CVT) to improve performance and fuel
efficiency and was the first Honda
vehicle to offer the Honda Sensing ™ suite
of advanced safety and driver - assistive technologies.
Electric
vehicle shoppers can opt for the Ioniq Electric, which delivers an estimated 136 MPGe, which is the highest
efficiency rating
of any electric
vehicle sold in the U.S. Featuring a 28 - kWh lithium - ion battery, the Ioniq Electric has an estimated driving range
of 124 miles, with the electric motor providing a maximum output
of 118 hp and 218 lb - ft
of torque.
The best -
selling vehicle in its class, our Versa is an ideal blend
of efficiency, practicality, and comfort.
This new engine lifts fuel
efficiency and reduces CO2 by over 10 percent in Transit, part
of Europe's best -
selling commercial
vehicle line - up, lowering costs for our customers.»
This would be a huge
selling point for the
vehicle because
of its high fuel -
efficiency.
The transportation sector has eclipsed power plants as the biggest source
of US carbon emissions, and EPA calculated in 2010 that the tougher fuel -
efficiency standards would prevent more than one year's worth
of total US carbon emissions over the lifetime
of new
vehicles sold from 2012 through 2025.