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Fuel economy of vehicles sold in 2012 at a record 23.8 mpg, up 1.3 mpg from 2011

GasBuddy Blog -- According to the University of Michigan, it was a bumper year for new car fuel efficiency this year.

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in December was 23.9 mpg, up 3.8 mpg (or 19%) from the value in October 2007 (the first month that the University of Michigan began monitoring). However, the fuel economy in December was down 0.2 mpg from November, likely reflecting the recent reduction in the price of gasoline. The average fuel economy of all vehicles sold in 2012 was 23.8 mpg, up 1.3 mpg from 2011 and up 2.9 mpg from 2008.

The University of Michigan Eco-Driving Index (EDI)-- an index that estimates the average monthly emissions of greenhouse gases generated by an individual...

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Submitted Jan 06, 2013 By: PD

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Vette1967 Champion Author Albany Posts:6,107 Points:1,303,700 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Jan 7, 2013 1:15:34 PM Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse I am not impressed with 23.9 avg MPG. I can remember decades ago many cars were able to get that kind of mileage out of a gallon of fuel. True, we have different emission standards, fuel mixtures, etc. that cut into that but, somehow I would think we would be able to at least exceed that two fold.
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