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Fuel consumption and your new car
In todays current climate we all have to consider cutting down on luxuries etc, one fairly large part of our monthly budgets goes towards the cost of fuel we put in our cars. This makes it so important to have a car that gets you the most mileage for your money.Fuel efficient cars being the future of tomorrow we have many more options than we did even five years ago. There are several types of fuel efficient cars you might want to consider two in particular are the Citroen and Peugeot.Both these cars are available in the UK and there are several great deals around.
A lot of fuel efficient cars are run on diesel.A diesel car tends to be more economical on fuel consumption per mile.Several diesel engines offer an average of 30 miles or more to the gallon.That is significant especially with a 13 gallon tank.400 miles can be achieved from one tank of fuel.
A Volkswagen beetle or the Jetta are also really fuel efficient cars.A VW beetle can achieve about 27 miles per gallon.That is quite a lot when you consider trucks and other vehicles weigh in at 20 to 25 miles per gallon.
However the most fuel efficient car is going to be the hybrid.A hybrid uses solar power to propel the vehicle.The engine will use the solar power and keep recycling the power for as long as the sun is showing. The fuel in these cars is for powering the engines solar power system as well as for driving when the solar power has finished.Electric motors are the same.You have fuel just in case you run out of electricity to convert to power.In some of these vehicles you can go more than 30 miles, sometimes even over 100 miles without using more than a couple of gallons of petrol. This equates to hours of driving without needing to top up with fuel.
The prices of the fuel efficient cars are decreasing.They are definately becoming more affordable.The Prius is one of the most sought after hybrids.The mileage and comfort of this car is amazing.When looking for a new car then fuel efficiency must surely be a large consideration!