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Honda Awarded Greenest Car Maker

With almost 20% increase in sales for 2011 already, Honda has also been granted the Greenest Automaker award.

This is actually the fifth year in a row, that Honda receives this great honor. The 2011 Honda Civic GX, fueled by compressed natural gas, was also named Greenest Vehicles of 2011 by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.1

The Honda Civic Hybrid, which receives 40 miles per gallon city and 43 miles per

A few Gas Mileage Tips:

Gas Mileage Tips:

A poorly tuned engine burns more fuel.

Improperly aligned or inflated tires can lower fuel economy by increasing rolling resistance.

Brake drag can make your engine work harder.

A dirty air filter can decrease the fuel economy of older cars with carbureted engines.

Quick acceleration and heavy braking can reduce fuel economy by up to 33 percent on the highway and 5 percent around town. New EPA tests account for faster acceleration rates, but vigorous driving can still lower MPG.

Excessive idling decreases MPG. The EPA city test includes idling, but more idling will lower MPG.

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