How to Compare Truck Fuel Mileage
When purchasing a new truck, its gas mileage is an important consideration due to seemingly ever-increasing gas prices. To compare gas mileage while shopping for your vehicle, you've got to think beyond miles per gallon (MPG) and consider how much you drive and where, different gasoline types and whether you would want a hybrid.
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Look at the overall MPG. This is usually given on a sticker located somewhere on the vehicle (when looking at new trucks). Compare the city and the highway MPG of the different trucks.
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Determine if you usually drive more in the city or on the highway. Some trucks may have a better city MPG but fail in comparison with another truck's highway mileage.
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Check what kind of gasoline the trucks use. One truck may run on standard, unleaded gas, while another uses diesel or even E85 Ethanol. E85 Ethanol usually comes at a far cheaper price, but your gas mileage drops off while using the product because it doesn't have the same kick as gas or diesel. Diesel usually burns cleaner than gasoline, but the price fluctuates at around the same as what unleaded costs.
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Find out if the vehicle is available in hybrid. A hybrid car uses part gasoline, part electricity to run the car. Oftentimes the electricity runs first, so if you normally drive only short distances, you may end up not using much gas driving. Hybrid vehicles are typically more expensive than their non-hybrid counterparts, but you may be able to claim a tax credit due to it being a cleaner vehicle.
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