Most Efficient Alternative-Fuel Vehicles 2017
CARS.COM — Each year the EPA compiles its Fuel Economy Guide to educate car buyers on fuel-efficient vehicles. The following hybrid and alternative-fuel cars, trucks and SUVs have the best fuel economy within the listed vehicle classes. See the best mileage for gas-only-powered cars here. Compare estimates for all vehicles at fueleconomy.gov.
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| Each class includes the 2017 gas-electric vehicles with the best mileage estimates in that category. | ||||||||
| Class Leaders | Combined MPG | |||||||
| Hybrids/Passenger Cars | ||||||||
| Hyundai Ioniq Blue | 58 | |||||||
| Toyota Prius Eco | 56 | |||||||
| Hyundai Ioniq | 55 | |||||||
| Toyota Prius | 52 | |||||||
| Kia Niro | 50 | |||||||
| Honda Accord Hybrid | 48 | |||||||
| Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid | 46 | |||||||
| Toyota Prius c | 46 | |||||||
| Ford Fusion Hybrid | 42 | |||||||
| Hyundai Sonata Hybrid | 42 | |||||||
| Kia Optima Hybrid | 42 | |||||||
| Lexus CT 200h | 42 | |||||||
| Toyota Prius v | 41 | |||||||
| Trucks and SUVs | ||||||||
| Nissan Rogue Hybrid | 34 | |||||||
| Toyota RAV4 Hybrid AWD | 32 | |||||||
| Lexus NX 300h AWD | 31 | |||||||
| Lexus RX 450h | 30 | |||||||
| Toyota Highlander Hybrid AWD | 29 | |||||||
| Infiniti QX60 | 26 | |||||||
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Source: EPA’s 2017 Fuel Economy Guide |
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| Diesel Cars and SUVs | ||||||||
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Each class includes the 2017 diesel vehicles with the best mileage estimates in that category. All segment ranges and averages include both automatic- and manual-transmission cars. |
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| Class Leaders | Combined MPG | |||||||
| Passenger Cars | ||||||||
| Jaguar XE | 36 | |||||||
| BMW 328d | 36 | |||||||
| Jaguar XF | 35 | |||||||
| BMW 328d AWD | 34 | |||||||
| Trucks and SUVs | ||||||||
| Jaguar F-Pace | 29 | |||||||
| BMW X5 AWD | 25 | |||||||
| Chevrolet Colorado | 25 | |||||||
| Land Rover Range Rover | 24 | |||||||
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Source: EPA’s 2017 Fuel Economy Guide |
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Electric Vehicles |
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Each class includes the 2017 electric vehicles with the best mileage estimates in that category. |
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| Class Leaders | Combined MPG-E | ||||||||||
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| Hyundai Ioniq Electric | 136 | ||||||||||
| BMW i3 BEV | 124 | ||||||||||
| Chevrolet Bolt EV | 119 | ||||||||||
| Volkswagen e-Golf | 119 | ||||||||||
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Source: EPA’s 2017 Fuel Economy Guide |
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Editor’s note: This story was updated on Feb. 21, 2017, to reflect revised class leaders. All vehicles in these charts are ranked by their combined mpg/mpg-e.
