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Average fuel economy of new vehicles sold in Feb up 18% from October 2007

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The average sales-weighted fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the US in February was 23.7 L/100km), according to data from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI)—up 18% from the value in October 2007 (the first month of UMTRI monitoring). in December 2011 (an improvement of 13% from October 2007).

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UMTRI: improved fuel economy in new vehicles since Oct 2007 has saved about 6.1B gallons of fuel

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Vehicles sold in the US since October 2007 have saved a cumulative total of about 6.1 Sivak and Schoettle have issued monthly reports on the the average, sales- weighted fuel economy of all light-duty vehicles (cars, pickup trucks, vans, and SUVs) sold in the US (e.g., earlier post.) billion pounds of carbon dioxide.

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UMTRI: average fuel economy of new LDVs sold in US in March up 20% from Oct 2007

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The average sales-weighted fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the US in March 2012 was 24.1 mpg or 20% from the value in October 2007,, according to calculations by researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). October 2007 was the first month of their monitoring). L/100 km)—up 4.0

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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)—down 0.1 mpg from the peak reached in August 2014, but still up 5.1 The model year 2016 average was 25.3 driver—was 0.82

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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 new vehicle fuel economy in US dropped in August

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The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in August 2017 was 25.3 mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring), but still down 0.2 mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring), but still down 0.2 l/100 km)—down 0.1 The value for August is up 5.2

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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 25.2 mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring), but down 0.3 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). .