As the fuel costs have risen considerably in recent past across all parts of the world, car makers are compelled to manufacture vehicles that boast of good mileage. Furthermore, with the increasing environmental issues, the pressure has mounted on companies to build vehicles that emit lower carbon particles. In spite of this, a few car makers have build those kinds of cars that keeps carbon dioxide levels and fuel efficiency in check. At present, there is no dearth of vehicles that comes full circle in all these departments. To mention some of the cars that boast of the best fuel efficiency around the world, a concise list is as follows.
Vauxhall Ampera
Through its various brands, General Motors maintains a strong foothold in the North American region. Over the years, the company has manufactured vehicles that boast of high fuel efficiency. Out of all the models, the one that stands out is Vauxhall Ampera. The car is basically a hybrid that is offered with a small capacity petrol engine that works in tandem with an electricity generator to power the electric motor, which further transfers the power to front wheels. The best part about the vehicle is that it can be charged from the household socket. As claimed, on a single charge, Ampera can travel within 56 km of range. Furthermore, when the engine is used to power the batteries, the same range gets extended to 482 km. According to the official statistics of the company, the car can manage to return 235 mpg while emitting only 27g/km of CO2.
Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid
Volvo, the world safest car manufacturer, features in the list of manufacturing the most fuel efficient car. Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid is equipped with a 213 bhp turbocharged 5-cylinder engine and still it manages to give away a mileage of 148.7 mpg thereby giving 49 g/km of emissions. The reason behind such commendable statistics is the use of plug-in hybrid technology, which has been moulded in such a way that the driver can use solely use the electric mode without the help of any other fuel type. However, it can only travel short distances in the full electric mode but the advantage of this lies in the usage during the traffic jams and long stoppage lights.
Toyota Prius Plug-In
Japanese car maker, Toyota has tried and tested several hybrid vehicles in order to achieve the purpose of manufacturing one of the most fuel efficient cars. The attempts of the company bore fruit with Prius Plug-In, which ranks much higher as compared to other eco-friendly cars. Likewise, the technology given in Volvo V60 Plug-In hybrid, the car of Toyota uses similar means but the engine configuration is less as the car gets a 1.8-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that works with electric motors. It possesses an ability to travel upto 24.9 km on electric power emitting 49g/km of CO2 during a single charge.
