The Most Efficient Car on the Highway?
Think a hybrid will give you the greatest fuel efficiency on your daily commute? Depending on the type of driving you do, you might need to think again. The Toyota Prius, the most popular hybrid vehicle in America today, is most fuel efficient when driven at speeds below 40 miles per hour or so. On the Interstate, it’s a completely different ballgame.
Out on the open road, clean diesel technology holds a considerable edge over the hybrids. This fact was brought to light this week, when an Australian couple earned a new place in the Guinness Book of World Records for the lowest fuel consumption on a trip through the 48 states.
John and Helen Taylor didn’t set their world’s record with hybrid …