8 cars you wont believe are among the most fuel Economic in the world...

According to Forbes in no particular order;

BMW i3



 The EPA’s fuel economy champ for 2015, the compact i3 comes wrapped in oddly polarizing styling

 and is so much more, and in many ways less, than an electric 3 Series. It puts the equivalent of 170 

horsepower to the pavement, with (as is the case with all EVs) 100 percent of the electric motor’s

torque available immediately, which makes it feel peppier than expected. Its expected range is 80-100

 miles on a charge, which can be accomplished in as little as six hours depending on the type of 

charger and electrical supply. An optional DC Combo Fast Charger is capable of restoring the 

battery to 80 percent capacity in about 30 minutes when connected to a Level 2 public charging

station. This is also the only EV to offer an optional extended range gasoline engine to run the

 electric motor once the car’s lithium-ion battery is depleted, though a tiny gas tank means frequent

full-ups to keep going indefinitely.

Kia Soul EV

125/92 e-mpg city/highway. New for 2015, this is the all-electric version of Kia’s uniquely angular compact hatchback. It delivers an EPA estimated 93 miles of operating range and takes five hours to charge when connected to a 240-volt outlet, and twice as long with 110-volt current; a quick-charging port is included. The Soul Electric is sold only in California (and at that via only 17 dealerships thus far).
TESLA Model S

88/90-94/97 e-mpg city/highway (depending on the battery pack). Certainly the most talked about car – electric or otherwise – over the last year, the Model S luxury sedan offers either of two battery packs with 60 or 85kW-hr capacity, with a maximum driving distance on a charge of 208 and 265 miles, respectively. Its all-electric powertrain enables a 0-60 mph time in as little as 4.2 seconds, which places it firmly into the range of some hot-blooded sports cars. The batteries can be recharged overnight via a standard 110-volt receptacle or in about four hours via a 220-volt circuit. 

Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric Drive

85/83 e-mpg city/highway. Based on a popular small car that’s sold elsewhere in the world, the B-Class is Mercedes’ smallest and most efficient car sold in the U.S. B-Class EV’s electric motor delivers the equivalent of 177 horsepower with a full and instantaneous 251 pound-feet of torque for brisk launches and on-ramp acceleration; Mercedes says it will reach 60 mph in a respectable 7.9 seconds and reach a maximum speed of 100 mph: it’s EPA-estimated to run for 87 miles on a charge. The automaker says the car’s batteries can be charged to about 80 percent of its capacity in around two hours when plugged into a 240-volt circuit. Available features include some of the latest accident-avoidance systems. It will be offered only in California, Oregon, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts once it’s fully rolled out by the first half of the 2015 calendar year.

Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid

115 e-mpg/46 mpg combined city/highway. As the name might indicate, this is a plug-in gas/electric hybrid version of the roomy and comfortable midsize Accord sedan; it combines a 2.0-liter 141-horsepower gasoline engine with a 55 horsepower electric motor and features a larger battery than the standard Accord hybrid that enables it to run for around 13 miles in all-electric mode, after which it operates like a conventional hybrid. It does, however, need to be recharged overnight via a wall outlet to achieve its EV utility (which is claimed to take less than an hour on a 240-volt line and under three hours with 120 volts)

Chevrolet Volt

98 e-mpg/37 mpg combined city/highway. This “extended range electric vehicle” comes powered 

primarily by an electric motor and a rechargeable battery that’s estimated to deliver 38 miles of all-

electric propulsion on a charge. Beyond that, a 1.4-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine engages to run 

a generator that, in turn, powers the electric motor, allowing the car to continue running

Toyota Prius Plug-In

95 e-mpg/50 mpg combined city/highway. The plug-in version of the Prius is similar to the standard four-door hatchback hybrid except that it packs a larger lithium-ion battery that enables it to run for an EPA estimated 11 miles solely on electric power, after which it runs just like a standard hybrid. It must be recharged from a wall outlet to run solely on electric power, however, which Toyota says will take approximately 2.5 to 3.0 hours using a standard 120-volt outlet

Cadillac ELR

82 e-mpg/33 mpg combined city/highway. Caddy has sold woefully few of its luxury “extended

range electric” ELR coupe, which may have something to do with the fact that it’s essentially a more 

stylish Chevy Volt with two less doors, loaded up and priced to sell against the now-iconic Tesla

Model S. Like the Volt, this is arguably more of a plug-in hybrid than a full electric car. It comes

primarily powered by an electric motor and can run for about 35 miles on a a charge in pure electric

 mode before a small gasoline engine kicks in to run a generator that, in turn, powers the motor.



SOURCE: forbes.com