GM: Electric Chevrolet Volt meeting range goals
DETROIT — Real-world tests show that General Motors Co.'s rechargeable electric car can travel 40 miles on battery power as promised, company engineers said Monday.

New mileage regs will cost buyers, save fuel
WASHINGTON - Drivers will have to pay more for cars and trucks, but they'll save at the pump under tough new federal rules aimed at boosting mileage, cutting emissions and hastening the next generation of fuel-stingy hybrids and electric cars.

Fuel Economy Faux Pas
No, it isn't just you. If you are disappointed that your car doesn't get the gasoline mileage that its Environmental Protection Agency sticker says it will get, you are not alone. After lengthy rounds of tests, Automobile Club of Southern California and AAA car review experts have come to the same conclusion as many motorists -- the actual miles per gallon achieved during the daily use of a vehicle generally falls well short of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates. And further, they have test drive data to support that contention. The AAA driving tests found dozens of examples where vehicle miles per gallon of 2003 and 2004 model year vehicles were overestimated because of what AAA has referred to as "outdated 30-year-old EPA ...