mpg
miles per gallon.
mpg
American
Or
m.p.g.,
MPG
1
British
abbreviation
mpg
2
British
abbreviation
Example Sentences
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That Maverick is more alert, more tractable, more responsive and way more efficient, posting up to 38 mpg, combined, depending on trim and choice of tires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
They’d listed the fuels, technologies and conservation approaches that would lead to lower emissions, including manufacturing cars that get 60 mpg, expanding wind and solar power, regrowing forests and developing hydrogen-based fuels.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
This is a long-standing trend — according to the Department of Transportation, for example, vehicle miles per gallon in the U.S. improved from about 13 mpg in 1975 to about 27 mpg in 2023.
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
Twenty-five mpg, combined, in a small family SUV?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
The Crosstrek—Subaru’s bestselling model in the U. S.—faces stiff competition in its division, notably the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid, promising 42 mpg, combined.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
MPG Tubes -- fairly typical among "Mittelstand" small- and medium-sized businesses in Europe's top economy -- faces a huge challenge to heat metal to 1,500C without producing any of the key greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Using natural gas exclusively to make tubes would cost MPG just seven cents per kilowatt, compared with about 20 cents for electricity.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Electric cars do not use gasoline, so the traditionally terrible MPG of SUVs and trucks is no longer an issue.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2023
It’s an efficient energy source measured not in MPG but YPG — yards per game.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
The decision is another twist in a case that has drawn wide attention in Germany and has become a headache for MPG, the country’s premier basic science organization.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 1, 2022
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