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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019

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mpg for both years). Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. Noteworthy fuel-economy trends, taking into account the length of time represented: A minor decrease between 1966 and 1973 (from 13.5

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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). The average fuel-economy (window-sticker) value of new vehicles sold in the US in October was 24.8

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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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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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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2017

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mpg for both years). Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. Noteworthy fuel-economy trends, taking into account the length of time represented: A minor decrease between 1966 and 1973 (from 13.5

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UMTRI: Average US new vehicle fuel economy in October drops to 25 mpg

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mpg from September, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). They suggested the decline likely reflects the decreased price of gasoline in October, and the consequent increased sales of pickup trucks and SUVs.

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UMTRI: average new vehicle fuel economy in US in May up 0.2 mpg from April

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mpg from the value for April 2016, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). mpg from the peak reached in August 2014, but still up 5.3 mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring).