How to Search for Cars by Miles Per Gallon
You can find fuel and miles per gallon (mpg) statistics of vehicles as defined by the U.S. Enivronmental Protection Agency on their FuelEconomy.gov website. By using a search engine provided on site, you can enter perimeters for vehicle searches, such as model year, make, class, cylinders and drive, and the site will provide you with the comparative mpg of all vehicles within the chosen range.
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Use a Power Search to Find Mile Per Gallon Statistics
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The U.S. government offers mpg and fuel economy information to the public. Go to the FuelEconomy website, which is the "official U.S. government source of fuel economy information." Under the section entitled Find and Compare Cars (on the left-hand side of the Web page), you will see a link for Power Search. Click on the link to access the Power Search page.
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Search for the mpg on specific vehicle ranges such as model, year or fuel type. Click the Model Year link once on the Power Search page. Enter the range of model years you are searching for. The search range is 1984 to next year's models. Next, click on the Miles Per Gallon link at the bottom of the list. You can choose between city, highway or combined miles per gallon (mpg). Enter the range you are looking for (or you can leave this empty and the models in the year ranges chosen with all mpg levels will appear). Hit Search. This will bring up a list of cars which fit the description of the model year and mpg you requested. Refine your search by adding perimeters such as car model, fuel type, transmission and cylinders for your mpg search. On the page where you first entered the model year, add additional search criteria for your mpg search.
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Learn about the carbon footprint of different car models. Select one of the models of vehicles on the list that met your criteria, and more detailed mpg and fuel usage information will be displayed. The "Estimated New EPA MPG" of the vehicle will be displayed, in terms of highway, city and combined driving, as well as calculated annual fuel costs and costs of fuel to drive 25 miles. Carbon footprint scores are displayed, along with other factors in the EPA Air Pollution Score roster including things such as passenger load, cylinders and type of drive transmission. The description identifies the model in yes or no terms under the line "gas guzzler." The description pages also answer basic questions about mpg calculation formulas, carbon footprints and the greenhouse effect.
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Compare and contrast mpg levels in cars on the highway and in cities. Compare the mpg between up to 4 different models of cars by placing check marks next to the cars you want to compare on the page of cars displayed from the search based on model year, mpg and other factors. After checking the models you want to compare, hit the Compare link next to the picture of the first car you have checked. Your car selections will be displayed side by side, with clear displays of for country, city and combined driving.
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Tips & Warnings
Learn more about the new estimated EPA MPG standards and recent fuel economy changes at the Environmental Protection Agency's website.
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