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Hyundai Motor America Targeting Minimum Average 50 mpg for Lineup by 2025

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Hyundai Motor America, currently the leading fuel economy auto manufacturer in the US according to EPA ratings, plans to achieve a corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) rating of at least 50 (mpg) by 2025 for its lineup of passenger cars and light duty trucks. Since becoming the fuel economy leader in the 2008 model year (average 30.9

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Actual vehicle MPG improvement has stagnated since 2008

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Though vehicles for sale today are more efficient than they've ever been, the average fuel economy of America's operating fleet has remained relatively stagnant since George W. Bush was President, research shows.

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Grand Prize Combustion-Engine Winner at 2009 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas Achieves 2,757.1 MPG

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Some of the vehicles in the 2009 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas. The student team from Laval University (Quebec, Canada) took the grand prize in the “Prototype” category at the 2009 Shell Eco-Marathon Americas , held 15-18 April at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA, with 2,757.1 mpg (0.543 L/100km). mpg (0.543 L/100km).

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SAIC-GM-Wuling to Export Mini-Commercial Vehicles to South America, Middle East and North Africa

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GM’s SAIC-GM-Wuling joint venture signed a framework agreement with GM’s former Latin America, Africa and Middle East operations and distribution agreements with individual countries to export and distribute two of its most popular mini-commercial vehicles from China to markets in South America, the Middle East and North Africa.

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Ford to Introduce 9 New or Upgraded Engines and Six New Transmissions in North America This Year

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Ford will introduce nine new or upgraded engines and six new transmissions in North America this year as part of a five-year effort to overhaul its entire global powertrain portfolio. liter direct fuel injection engine, the first of its kind in a Ford vehicle in North America. of torque yet delivers at least 25 mpg on the highway.

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2015 Ford F-150 offers highest EPA-estimated fuel economy among full-size gasoline-powered pickups

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liter EcoBoost engine has EPA-estimated ratings of 19 mpg city, 26 mpg highway and 22 mpg combined (12.4, l/100 km, respectively)—the highest EPA-estimated fuel economy ratings of any gasoline-powered full-size pickup sold in America. The new 2015 Ford F-150 ( earlier post ) 4x2 with Ford’s 2.7-liter

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Report suggests that not following good eco-driving practices can lead to a reduction in on-road fuel economy of up to about 45% in total

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Average on-road fuel economy in the US for all vehicles in 2008 was 17.4 mpg US (13.5 As an example, Sivak and Schoettle calculated that a car that nominally gets 36 mpg will experience a reduction to 19.8 mpg in actual fuel economy (a reduction of 45%) as a result of disregarding all eco-driving practices. 5–25%.