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Affordable Performance – 2011 Ford Fiesta

The latest hybrid/electric cars are not cheap and it could take many years before the fuel saved justifies the price tag on a small car that costs over $25,000. However, there are many non-hybrid cars that get pretty good gas mileage too, the Honda Civic, Toyota Echo, Scion XA, Ford Focus, Honda Fit, and the ...

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Can You Really Get 300 Miles To The Gallon?

Everyone knows that the latest generation of hybrid automobiles delivers much better fuel mileage than the gas guzzlers of yesteryear. The Toyota Prius gets 51 mpg on the highway, 60 mpg in the city, the Honda Civic Hybrid gets 51 mpg on the highway, 49 mpg in the city, and the other hybrids on the ...

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Electric Cars: Helpful to the Environment? At what cost?

Electric vehicles (EVs) promise less greenhouse gas, reduced carcinogenic pollution and a severed dependence from America’s oil dependance. But can these promises be guaranteed? In a large part, the “greenness” of EVs depends on the source from which their electric charge is derived. The electric grid is powered by gargantuan generators. Due to the immense ...

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Vehicle Add-Ons that Add Value

It used to be easy to decide on how to add options to your car. This is because the selections were limited and the options that you chose usually added to the resale value of vehicles and cars. These options focused on comfort, safety, and reliability, so they appealed to the same basic needs of ...

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Best Future-Minded Cool Cars

The auto industry is dusting itself off in a climate of stricter emissions controls and demands for better mileage and has recently unveiled a crop of innovative vehicles either available now, or set to make their debuts shortly. Here’s what the most innovative cars Cheapcars.com has seen in New York, Chicago, and Geneva: 2011 Lotus ...

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Prius Problems? Try These Hybrids

If you’re shopping for a new hybrid, but recent news has made you wary, here are some alternatives to consider. Each of these cars has received the EPA’s Smart Way Elite designation, making them among the greenest vehicles on the road today. HONDA INSIGHT BASE MSRP: $19,800 to $23,100 EPA MPG: 40/43 The Honda Insight ...

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The Hybrids

Back in 2008 gas prices went through the roof and you couldn’t find a new hybrid vehicle on a dealer’s lot that wasn’t already sold. A year later gas prices have dropped significantly, along with the rest of the economy, and now it seems like there are new hybrids available on every lot. Hybrids and ...

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