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UMTRI: average new vehicle fuel economy decreased in 2015 from 2014

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The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in calendar year 2015 was 25.3 The average fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the US in December was 24.9 The average fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the US in December was 24.9 Fuel economy is down 0.9 Fuel economy is down 0.9

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US new-vehicle fuel economy drops again in September

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The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in September was 25.2 Fuel economy is down 0.6 mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring). l/100 km)—the same as model years 2015 and 2014. l/100 km)—down 0.1 mpg from the peak reached in August 2014, but still up 5.1

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EIA expects gasoline consumption in US to remain below 2007 peak despite increase in travel

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The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that motor gasoline consumption in the US will remain below the 2007 peak despite an increase in travel. EIA attributes the outcome largely to improvements in light-duty vehicle fuel economy. below its 2007 level. STEO forecasts motor gasoline consumption to average 9.23

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UMTRI: average US new vehicle fuel economy drops in October

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The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in October was 24.8 mpg since October 2007, the first month of their monitoring. The EDI takes into account both vehicle fuel economy and distance driven (the latter relying on data that are published with a two-month lag). l/100 km)—down 0.4

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UMTRI: average new vehicle fuel economy in US in February unchanged from January

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The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in February 2016 was 25.2 Fuel economy is down 0.6 mpg since October 2007 (the first month of our monitoring). Fuel economy is down 0.6 mpg since October 2007 (the first month of our monitoring). in December 2015, up 0.03

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UMTRI: average fuel economy of new vehicles in US in October unchanged from September

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The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in October was 25.3 Vehicle fuel economy is up 5.2 mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring). This value indicates that the average new-vehicle driver produced 24% lower emissions in August than in October 2007.

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UMTRI: average new vehicle fuel economy in US in January up from December

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The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in January 2016 was 25.1 mpg from the value for December 2015, and the first increase in eight months, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).