In the 1950s and 1960s, when engine technology was less advanced, many advertisements emphasized a vehicle’shorsepower. After the 1970s oil crisis triggered a spike in gas prices, car companies oftenpublicized their models’ fuel economy, measured in miles per gallon. MPG and horsepower remain ...
HR Metrics: A Must. (Future Focus)As a society, we measure everything--ingredients for a recipe, yards to a first down, miles per gallon and so on. In business, we measure sales, profits, shareholder value and so forth. In HR we measure turnover, benefit costs, cost per hire and ...
However, a part of affordability has to do with fuel economy, and this is where the Focus Electric shines. To help consumers compare fuel efficiency between gasoline or diesel cars and electric cars, the EPA has developed a formula called miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe). Focus Electric has...
Ford expects the Focus Electric to have a better miles-per-gallon-equivalent rating than the Chevrolet Volt’s 93 MPGe, and one comparable to those of other all-electric cars—we assume that refers to the Nissan Leaf, which scores a 99. The Focus Electric’s battery is about the same si...
Today, Ford is holding an event in New York City to show off its eco-friendly vehicle lineup and the centerpiece of the show is the new Ford Focus Electric. According to Ford, the new Focus has a better mile-per-gallon equivalent than the Chevrolet Volt and will be com...
According to EPA tests, the Ford EV has a range of 76 miles on a single charge; on the same test, the Leaf scores 73. The Focus is slightly more efficient than the Leaf and returns a combined mileage number of 105 MPGe (miles per gallon equivalent) compared with the Leaf’s 99. T...
The2012 Ford Focus EVis one of my favorites because, from the outside, you can’t even tell that it is an EV. The Ford Focus EV is built on the same glider as the third generation ICE model. The EPA rated its range at 76 miles per charge and a fuel economy of 105 MPG equivalent...
Price per gallon / miles per gallon = price per mile * number of round trip miles to get to the store = how much you’ll spend in gas. Or you can look up the IRS standard mileage rate for business deductions, which is calculated to include the price of all operating costs, including...
Railroads are the mostfuel-efficientway to move freight over land, moving one ton of freight nearly 500 miles per gallon of fuel, on average, and with a total of railroad deaths of 893 in 2021. The trouble is that, despite constituting thelargest rail transport network ...
Focus Electric has been rated at 110 miles per gallon equivalent in the city and 99 MPGe highway, and operates entirely on battery-generated power. Ford is ramping up Focus Electric retail production in the first half of 2012 for dealership availability in California, New York...