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Consumer Reports Uses Price Per MPG to Compare Fuel Efficient Cars
Consumer Reports has developed a new metric to compare fuel-efficient cars by dividing the price of the car by the number of miles per gallon — Price / mpg. “If you want a car with great gas mileage and must make every dollar count, look for a vehicle with a low price per mpg,” according to an article on Infozine’s website commenting on the report.
As measured by price / mpg figure, some of the top cars include Honda Fit Sport with manual transmission which has a $464 per mpg based on a purchase price of $15,765 and overall 34 miles per gallon. The Toyota Prius costs $540 per mpg resulting from a purchase price of $23,780 and mpg of 44.
Fuel Efficient Cars List from U.S. Department of Energy
In a report last week by the U.S. Department of Energy, gasoline prices are projected to stay around $4 per gallon through next year as oil supply and demand remain tight. Browsing through the U.S. Department of Energy’s website, we found their recommendations for fuel efficient cars. Some of the best miles per gallon cars listed for this year on the site include: