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UMTRI: average fuel economy of new light-duty vehicles sold in November up slightly from October

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The average fuel-economy (EPA window-sticker) value of new light-duty vehicles sold in the US in November was 24.8 mpg from the revised October value, according to the monthly report from Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Vehicle fuel economy is up 4.7 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 This reduction in the amount of fuel translates to a reduction of about 120 billion pounds of carbon-dioxide emissions. The results indicate that, from October 2007 to September 2012, the average fuel economy has improved by 18%, from 20.1

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Average fuel economy of new light-duty vehicle sold in US dropped in December 2016; down for full year

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The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new light-duty vehicles sold in the US in December was 24.9 mpg from the revised value for November— according to the latest report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). mpg—down 0.1 mpg from 2015.

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US new-vehicle fuel economy drops again in September

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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. mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring). Fuel economy is down 0.6 driver—was 0.82

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UMTRI: average new vehicle fuel economy in June up 0.3 mpg from June

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mpg from June, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). This increase likely reflects the decreased proportion of light trucks in the sales mix in July compared to June, they suggested. l/100 km)—up 0.3

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UMTRI: average US new vehicle fuel economy drops in October

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mpg from the value for September, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). mpg since October 2007, the first month of their monitoring. l/100 km)—down 0.4 The value for October 2016 is up by 4.7 in August 2016, down 0.01

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UMTRI monthly report shows large drop in new-vehicle fuel economy in September

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mpg from the value in August, according to the monthly report from University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) researchers Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle. This large drop likely reflects the increased sales of light trucks and SUVs, they said. mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring).