The long (for a motorcycle) 200 -
mile fuel range doesn't seem so daunting when there's no irritating drone or fatiguing vibrations.
I took it home from the office for the weekend, and on Saturday morning using a 120 - volt outdoor outlet, the dashboard readout showed just 32 miles EV and 198
miles fuel range.
Not exact matches
The battery and
fuel - cell stack will produce a combined
range of 310
miles.
Boosting average
fuel efficiency in 50 percent of cars from 20.8
miles per gallon to 30.7 mpg — and there are at least 26 vehicles available today that would do that,
ranging from compact cars to sport utility vehicles — would save roughly 30 million metric tons.
But while
fuel - cell vehicles are pushing the technological frontier, they drive like any traditional internal combustion engine vehicle, with a 300 -
mile range and a refueling time of less than five minutes.
View slideshow The test hydrogen
fuel cell — powered cars have a
range of up to 200
miles (322 kilometers) per tank.
But
fuel cell advocates point out that given the space available in a car frame and the laws of thermodynamics, today's batteries can only provide a limited driving
range — 40
miles (65 kilometers) for GM's own Chevrolet Volt — before requiring a recharge, such as by the gasoline motor in a full hybrid like the Toyota Prius.
The Georgia Forestry Commission reports that each year loggers leave behind some 8 million tons of waste wood, including too - small living trees, within a 75 -
mile radius of the new refinery — enough for four of
Range Fuels» plants.
A 12 - gallon
fuel tank will give the Volt a 640 -
mile driving
range (calculated using the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's urban driving cycle) that will permit drivers to make long trips without re-upping the battery frequently.
Actually, MacCready predicts that the big market in the coming decade or two may not be so much for all - electric cars as for hybrid cars designed to run on batteries in pollution - choked cities and on gasoline — or natural gas, or ethanol, or hydrogen, or some other
range - extending
fuel — on long highway trips (though the way Americans drive now, 90 percent of all car trips fall within Impact's 120 -
mile range).
Local
miles are powered partly or fully by electricity from standard plugs, and liquid
fuel provides infinite
range.
As it was, Tingwall quickly ran through the Kia's 14.5 - gallon
fuel tank, and needed to stop after about 300
miles, leading him to grumble, «The
range is unacceptably short.»
That impressive highway performance set the tone for a year in which the 5 - series crisscrossed the eastern half of the United States, piling on 29,324
miles and astonishing drivers with its
fuel economy and
range.
An 80 - litre
fuel tank extends your
range to 400
miles.
Stop - start technology also helps maximize
fuel economy and contribute to a
range of 464
miles on a single tank.
Great in theory as it nearly doubles the effective
range, but that still means a real - world
range of under 200
miles as the
fuel tank for this engine is tiny - and the extra weight means a reduced electric - only
range.
With the updated
fuel cell system, the SUV should achieve a driving
range of more than 580 km (360
miles) on a single charge, based on Korean testing standards.
Another Toyota researcher, Taiyo Kawai, general manager -
fuel - cell system development, estimates the crossover point for battery - electric and
fuel - cell vehicles is a driving
range of about 90
miles (144 km) and expects the two powerplants to co-exist.
Kawai says
range is no problem for Toyota's latest FCHV (
Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle) prototype, which already has a
range of 375
miles (600 km).
The 350Z has a decent
range; we can go about three hours or three hundred
miles between fill - ups,
fuel consumption hovering in the mid-20s, as it always has.
At 80 mph, the engine isn't spinning too high — around 2,400 rpm — and 20/26 mpg city / hwy
fuel economy isn't terrible, but the very best you can expect from the 13.7 - gallon tank is around 350
miles, which led me to join contributor Marc Noordeloos in wishing for more
range.
f / r 59.0 / 41.0 % Cargo capacity 11.4 / 58.1 cu ft (rear seats up / down)
Fuel capacity 13.2 gallons Est. fuel range 350 miles Fuel grade 87 oc
Fuel capacity 13.2 gallons Est.
fuel range 350 miles Fuel grade 87 oc
fuel range 350
miles Fuel grade 87 oc
Fuel grade 87 octane
The result is that in its pure electric «Stealth» mode the Karma has a
range of around 50
miles, with the 36 litre
fuel tank adding another 250
miles in petrol - electric «Sport» mode.
Range: 480
miles Fuel Grade: 89 octane recommended, 87 octane acceptable
f / r: 60.1 / 39.9 % cargo capacity: 17.0 / 42.8 cu ft (rear seats up / down)
fuel capacity: 15.9 gallons est.
fuel range: 410
miles fuel grade: 87 octane
That extra
fuel — actually, 26 percent more — can add 15 to 20
miles of
range to the i3.
Mercedes claims the the battery and
fuel - cell units are enough to provide approximately 311
miles of
range.
Although BMW claims the extender roughly doubles the
range of the i3, which would put its total
range at about 200
miles, we don't yet know what
fuel economy the i3 will get when the gasoline engine is running, nor the official EPA ratings for mpg - e and estimated
range.
As might be expected from a turbocharged V - 8, mileage isn't anything to write home about, but 24 highway mpg and a 22 - gallon
fuel tank mean an effective
range of about 500
miles on the freeway.
A so - called Bentley mode splits the difference between Comfort and Sport, and cylinder deactivation and a new auto stop / start system help draw a road trip - friendly 72 -
mile increase in cruising
range from the 22.5 - gallon
fuel tank.
The 2014 Hyundai Tucson
Fuel Cell is rated for 134 hp and 221 lb - ft of torque, with a total driving
range of between 250 and 300
miles.
Equipped with the optional 24 - gallon
fuel tank, the Panamera 4S Diesel has a
range of around 900
miles (you'll need to run dry way before the car does).
MEASUREMENTS Headroom f 37.4 in Legroom f 43.1 in Shoulder room f 53.2 in Wheelbase 91.7 in Track f / r 58.7 / 58.9 in L x W x H 157.3 x 67.7 x 49.0 in Cargo capacity 5.3 cu ft Weight 2480 lb (with hardtop removed)
Fuel capacity 12.7 gal Est. fuel range 356 miles Fuel grade 91 octane (premium unlea
Fuel capacity 12.7 gal Est.
fuel range 356 miles Fuel grade 91 octane (premium unlea
fuel range 356
miles Fuel grade 91 octane (premium unlea
Fuel grade 91 octane (premium unleaded)
Electric - only
range is up to 50
miles (of zero - emissions motoring), but with a full tank of
fuel the Ampera might manage 10 times that distance.
The big sedan has a 21.7 - gallon
fuel tank good for an estimated
range of 410
miles, so we could comfortably get the car the seventy - five
miles from our Ann Arbor headquarters to home, and then to the closest Jaguar dealership, in Novi, Michigan, with less than half a tank of
fuel remaining.
Key figures include an average
fuel consumption figure of 74.3 mpg, and a
range of up to 19
miles in electric - only mode.
The
Fuel Max helps contribute one
mile to the Chevy Volt «s 40 -
miles of electric - only
range.
With a wide
range of industry - leading features including Best - in - Class rear - frame steel strength of 50,000 psi +, Best - In - Class available Dual
Fuel Tank Capacity + of 74 gallons and Best - in - Class 15,000 -
mile oil change intervals + with the available 6.7 L Cummins ® Turbo Diesel I6 engine, Ram Chassis Cab is a workhorse ready to tackle even the toughest jobs.
The 2017 Honda Clarity
Fuel Cell has an EPA - estimated
range of 366
miles.
The second generation Volt's improved battery system and drivetrain increased the all - electric
range to 53
miles (85 km), its EPA rated
fuel economy in charge - sustaining mode to 42 mpg ‑ US (5.6 L / 100 km; 50 mpg ‑ imp), and the combined city / highway
fuel economy in all - electric mode to 106 MPG - e, up from 98 MPG - e.
Volvo expects to achieve an all - electric
range of up to 50 km (31 mi), and a
fuel economy of 124
miles per gallon of gasoline equivalent (1.8 l / 100 km), with carbon dioxide emissions averaging 49 g / km.
With the 19.3 - gallon
fuel tank, that means a 500 +
mile cruising
range.
The
Fuel Range feature in the driver information center (DIC) displays approximately how many
miles you can drive your vehicle before you next need to refuel.
Bentley says that the new 4.0 liter engine is 40 percent more efficient in
fuel efficiency and CO2 emissions than the outgoing model and that the
range has improved to over 500
miles on a single tank of
fuel.
And with a
fuel tank that holds nearly 19 gallons, the Diamante wagon has a
range of better than 450
miles.
Ford hit the 610 -
mile mark through a 14 gallon
fuel tank, the
fuel sipping 2.0 - liter I4's 41 mpg city / 43 mpg highway / 42 mpg combined EPA rating and 21
miles of electric
range.
Manufacturers don't publish
fuel economy numbers for HD trucks, but I dumped nearly 20 gallons into the tank; I pulled away with a theoretical
range of 500
miles and a wallet that was about $ 80 lighter.
The combined
range provides 76 city and 59 highway
miles, and delivers a city / highway
fuel economy of 122/93 mpg.
Thank to impressive
fuel economy figures of 30
miles per gallon, a driving
range of more than 730
miles, its premium design, and its
range of safety and technology features, the new 2014 Grand Cherokee topped all other models.
The 3.0 L V6 provides a 20 mpg - city / 27 mpg - highway
fuel economy and a 426.6 - highway
mile driving
range with the help of a 15.8 - gallon
fuel tank.