By George Harvey
Putting together a list of the most fuel-efficient vehicles is not as simple as it seems, because of the variety of available fuel sources. We are comparing electric vehicles, electric vehicles with a gas generator, plug-in hybrids, and hybrids. For our list, we picked only cars priced below $40,000, which got mileage of over 40 miles per gallon, and were available to the public. Gas mileage for electric represents the equivalent energy used to generate power.
| Model |
Electric |
Elec/gas |
Gas |
$ Price range |
| 2013 Honda Fit EV |
118 |
|
|
36,625 |
| 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV |
112 |
|
|
29,125 – 31, 125 |
| 2012 Ford Focus BEV FWD |
105 |
|
|
39,200 |
| 2012 Nissan Leaf |
99 |
|
|
35,200 – 37,250 |
| 2013 Ford C-MAX PHEV |
|
100 |
43 |
32, 950 |
| 2013 Chevy Volt |
98 |
|
37 |
39,145 |
| 2013 Toyota Prius Plug-in |
|
95 |
50 |
32,000 – 39,525 |
| 2012 Toyota Prius c |
|
|
50 |
18,950 – 23,230 |
| 2013 Toyota Prius |
|
|
50 |
24,200 – 30,005 |
| 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid |
|
|
47 |
25,200 – 28,200 |
| 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid |
|
|
47 |
23,700 – 27,200 |
| 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid |
|
|
44 |
24,050 |
| 2013 Toyota Prius v |
|
|
42 |
26,650 – 30,295 |
| 2013 Lexus CT 200h |
|
|
42 |
31,850 |
| 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid LE |
|
|
41 |
25,990 |
Data source: http://www.fueleconomy.gov/
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