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Fuel Economy Leaders: 2012 Model Year

2012 Fuel Economy Information


Rankings are based on combined city and highway fuel economy estimates (weighted by 55% city and 45% highway).

Rank Manufacturer/Model MPG
combined/city/highway
1 Mitsubishi i-MiEV (electric)† 112/126/99
2 Nissan Leaf (electric)† 99/106/92
3 Azure Dynamics Transit Connect Electric Van (electric) †
Azure Dynamics Transit Connect Electric Wagon (electric) †
62/62/62

4 Chevrolet Volt (plug-in hybrid)* 60/58/62
5 Toyota Prius (hybrid) 50/51/48
6 Honda Civic Hybrid 44/44/44
7 Toyota Prius v (hybrid) 42/44/40
8 Lexus CT 200h (hybrid) 42/43/40
9 Honda Insight (hybrid) 42/41/44
10 Toyota Camry Hybrid LE 41/43/39

† This is an all-electric vehicle. Since electricity is not measured in gallons, a conversion factor is used to translate the fuel economy into miles per gallon of gasoline equivalent (MPGe).

* This vehicle is a plug-in hybrid, which runs on both gasoline and electricity. Since electricity is not measured in gallons, a conversion factor is used to translate the fuel economy when running on electricity into miles per gallon of gasoline equivalent (MPGe). The combined MPGe estimate includes a mix of gasoline and electric energy use.

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