Is your car a gas guzzler?

January 30th, 2009 | Hybrid Cars

In todays current climate we all have to consider cutting back on luxuries etc, one fairly large proportion of our monthly budgets goes towards the cost of fuel we put in our cars.This makes it so crucial 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 United Kingdom with several good deals.

A lot of fuel efficient cars are run on diesel.A diesel engine tends to be more economical on fuel consumption by the mile.Many diesel engines will give you an average of 30 miles or more to the gallon.That is significant especially with a 13 gallon tank.You could in fact achieve 400 miles from a tank of fuel.

A Volkswagen beetle or the Jetta are also highly fuel efficient motors.A VW beetle can achieve about 27 miles per gallon.That is quite a lot when you think that trucks and other cars 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 powered energy to make the vehicle drive.The engine will use solar power and keep recycling the power for as long as the sun is appearing.The fuel in these cars is for powering the engines solar power system as well as for driving when the solar power has ended.Electric motor cars are the same.You have fuel just in case you are out of electricity to convert to power.Some of these vehicles can go more than 30 miles, sometimes even over 100 miles without using more than a couple of gallons of fuel.This enables hours of driving without needing to top up with fuel.

The price of the fuel efficient cars are coming down. They are definately becoming more affordable. The Prius is one of the most sought after hybrids.The mileage plus comfort of this car is exceptional.When looking for a new car then fuel efficiency must surely be a big consideration!