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2013 Ford Fusion
Ford

Ford and EPA talking about Fusion hybrid fuel economy

Ford's recent blow in the fuel economy sector thanks to Consumer Reports taking serious analysis of their C-Max and Fusion fuel economy results. We're not very sure on what's going on with the MPV but the Fusion sedan, as a true star in their lineup, seems to worry the Blue Oval more. 2013 Ford Fusion They're actually announcing that they...

2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid
Ford

EPA announces Ford hybrid fuel economy revisit

Recent criticism from all sorts of sources seem to have gotten back to the EPA. The bad news traveled at reasonably high speed it seems. The real amazement factor here is the fact that the American authority is about to accept not only that there's a mistake here, but that its current methodology might need some work. 2013 Ford Fusion...

2006 Honda Civic Hybrid
Honda

2006 Honda Civic Hybrid lawsuit won by plaintiff

Honda has been getting a bit of heated action in the U.S. lately after a plaintiff won a suit against them in a small-claims court in California. The lawsuit was regarding fuel economy figures. It seems that Heather Peters (plaintiff) felt she was mislead by Honda since her 2006 Civic Hybrid never managed the fuel economy figures that were advertised....

Fisker Karma
Fisker

The Fisker Karma is a subcompact

Petrolheads never really got along with the legislators, mostly because the latter keep trying to starve our cars of power, noise and plenty of other niggles. This time however, it seems like the legislators have gone on to make a decision that will almost certainly make petrolheads laugh their heads off. According to the chaps at EPA, the new Fisker...

2012 Fisker Karma
Fisker

Fisker Karma gets EPA sticker

After hearing about countless problems and delays regarding the Fisker Karma, its production and market availability fans and customers can finally breathe easy. This is because this little piece of news about the Fisker Karma is actually positive and stands for one less hurdle to overcome on its way to the market. The Fisker Karma finally got through its EPA...