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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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mpg from September, according to the monthly analysis from Michael Sivak and Brendan Schoettle from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring). This value indicates an improvement of 20% since October 2007. l/100km), up 0.2 Click to enlarge.

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UMTRI: average US new vehicle fuel economy drops in June

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Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). This drop likely reflects the decreased price of gasoline in June, and the consequent increased proportion of pickup trucks, SUVs, and crossovers in the sales mix, they said. The value for June is up 5.0

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UMTRI: average fuel economy of new vehicles sold in US in March was 25.4 mpg; best mark yet

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mpg improvement from the revised value for February and the best mark yet, according to the monthly report from University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) researchers Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle. This improvement likely reflects, in part, the recent increase in the price of gasoline, they suggested.

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

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Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). 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. Vehicle fuel economy is up 5.2

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UMTRI: average new vehicle fuel economy in US in May was 25.6 mpg

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mpg from the value for April, according to the monthly report from Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). This increase likely reflects the continuing high price of gasoline, they suggested. mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring).

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Average fuel economy for new cars in US in November unchanged from October

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l/100 km)—unchanged from the value in October, according to the monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). mpg since October 2007 (the first month of monitoring). Overall, vehicle fuel economy is up 5.2 in September, up from 0.76

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

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Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). This change likely reflects the increased price of gasoline in January, they suggested. . mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring), but down 0.4 The value for January is up 5.0