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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). mpg US (9.93 Click to enlarge.

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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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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 Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) This decline likely reflects the increased proportion of light trucks among the vehicles sold, they suggested.

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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). .

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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 June

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The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in June was 25.1 mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring), but down 0.4 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).

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UMTRI: average fuel-economy of new vehicles in the US in October rose to 24.8 mpg

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The average fuel-economy (window-sticker) value of new vehicles sold in the US in October was 24.8 Vehicle fuel economy is up 4.7 mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring). Vehicle fuel economy is up 4.7 mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring).