Fuel Efficiency

  • BusinessAOL

    Honda sets new fuel efficiency world record

    Honda has managed to set a new Guinness world record for fuel efficiency by averaging 100.31 mpg on an 8,387-mile drive across 24 EU

  • BusinessAOL

    Meet the world's 'most efficient' diesel sports car

    Norfolk-based sports car manufacturer Trident has just removed the silk sheet from its diesel-powered Iceni sports car – a machine the marque claims can travel 2,000 miles on a single tank of fuel and can return an average of

  • TechnologyAOL

    Engineering firm creates 3D printed car

    3D printing has hit the headlines numerous times recently, with the technology allowing people to create everything from inanimate household objects to lethal weapons with nothing more than the requisite printer and a set of designs, many of

  • NewsAOL

    New 'magic box' can detect and pre-empt breakdowns

    In a move that appears to go against the RAC's business model, the renowned breakdown recovery firm has released a piece of technology that aims to detect faults with vehicles before they conk out at the side of the road. The telematics

  • BusinessAOL

    Owner sues Honda over fuel economy - and loses

    An American owner of a Civic hybrid has lost her case against the manufacturer after claiming compensation for the fact that her Honda Civic did not achieve its claimed fuel economy. Heather Peters initially won $10,000 in a small claims court,

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  • BusinessAOL

    Volvo finally nails eco autos

    Volvo's capped up DRIVe brand has a virtual monopoly on Swedish green motoring, thanks to Saab not getting around to doing anything beyond a few E85 biodiesel cars before going all semi-bankrupt and that. Well, now all the patriotic,