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Old 10-18-2006, 07:17 PM   #1
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I opened up my MSN home page and how nice it was be greeted by a big picture of a Silver Pine Mica Prius smack dab in the middle of the page.


Top 10 Fuel Misers


The most fuel-efficient new vehicles on MSN Autos, according to EPA city data
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Hybrid technology is your best bet—if you're looking for vehicles that get the most out of each tank of fuel during city driving.

Each year the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes fuel economy estimates for most new passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. Vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight above 8,500 lbs are excluded.

This annual ranking of new model lines—according to EPA fuel economy data for city driving—shows four gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles at the top of the 2007 model year list—two more vehicles than last year.

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Old 10-18-2006, 11:16 PM   #2
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I guess the Honda Insight must not be made anymore...
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Old 10-18-2006, 11:38 PM   #3
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Yes, it's now out of production, here's a link. http://www.hybridcars.com/insight.html
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Old 10-23-2006, 07:30 PM   #4
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I think CNN ran a similar article last week also. Made me glow inside to see the Prius at the top of the list.
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Old 10-25-2006, 10:17 AM   #5
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Look at:

EPA All Vehicles Sorted by Air Pollution Score for Model Year 2007

EPA All Vehicles Sorted by Air Pollution Score for Model Year 2006

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There will be the naysayers who point out these rankings are based on the EPA estimates, but even if they weren't, I bet the Prius would still be at the top or close to it.
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