How to Define Fuel Efficient Cars

Gas prices are unpredictable and are prone to random, extreme changes. Finding a car that gets good gas mileage can be a great thing for any individual because it allows for the fluctuation in gas prices to be less pivotal to their situations. Fuel efficient cars are vehicles that take smaller amounts of gas to go the same distance as regular vehicles.

Instructions

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Check how many miles the car gets to the gallon. On average, any given car can get 19 to 29 miles per gallon (mpg). Anything less than this is considered a "gas-guzzler" and anything above normally considered "fuel efficient." In actuality, a car is not technically fuel efficient unless it gets more than 35 mpg. You cannot define a car as fuel efficient if you do not know how much gas it takes.

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Check the weight of the car. This is usually found in the user's manual. The heavier a car the more fuel it will take to propel the car forward. This being the case, defining a fuel efficient car can be done by checking how much it weighs. On average, a car will weigh about 4,000 lbs. If it is more than this, it will usually take more gas to drive. If it is less, normally it can be considered fuel efficient.

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Hybrid vehicles use electricity partially to power the engine rather than relying solely on gas combustion. A car that is classified as a hybrid can instantly be defined as fuel efficient.