Ford has claimed top honors on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s fuel efficiency list, exceeding 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MGPe).
The Detroit automaker announced that the EPA had certified its 2012 Ford Focus Electric with 110 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) city rating and 99 MPGe on the highway. Your driving habits will help determine whether you’ll be able to go further than the Ford’s EPA approved 76-mile range. Ford says that a Focus Electric may be driven up to 100 miles on a single charge.
Competitors offer nearly equivalent performance with Nissan’s Leaf having achieved a 106-mpg city/92 mpg highway rating and the Chevy Volt offering an estimated 93 MPGe.
Ford is making a strategic bet on high efficiency vehicles with fuel pricing on the rise. Its 2013 Ford Fusion hybrid will exceed 100 MPGe in electric mode. Ford’s conventional vehicles all rate highly in fuel efficiency. According to a Ford press release on Friday:
- 2013 Fusion 1.6-liter EcoBoost: Projected 37 mpg highway that would make it America’s most fuel-efficient non-rechargeable midsize sedan
- 2013 Escape 1.6-liter EcoBoost: Expected to be the most fuel-efficient crossover of its kind with 33 mpg highway
- 2013 Taurus 2.0-liter EcoBoost: Expected to deliver best-in-class 31 mpg highway
- 2012 Edge 2.0-liter EcoBoost: Delivers 30 mpg highway, besting all SUVs its size or larger and even some cars such as the Honda Civic Si
- 2012 Explorer 2.0-liter EcoBoost: One of the most fuel-efficient seven-passenger SUVs on the market, delivering 28 mpg highway
- 2013 Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid: Aiming to become the world’s most fuel-efficient midsize sedan with a projected 100 MPGe rating
- 2013 Fusion Hybrid: Expected to become the world’s most fuel-efficient non-rechargeable midsize sedan with 47 mpg
- 2012 Fiesta: Offers up to 40 mpg highway and class-leading 33 mpg combined rating
- 2012 F-150: The most fuel-efficient full-size pickup, with V6 models delivering best-in-class 23 mpg highway and 17 mpg city
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