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U of M: Fuel economy in the U.S. ties record high

GasBuddy Blog -- According to a monthly report by the University of Michigan, the average fuel economy of newly purchased vehicles during the month of February 2013 has hit an all time high.

The average fuel-economy (window-sticker) value of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in February was 24.5 mpg. This ties the record high reached in January and is up 4.4 mpg from the value in October 2007 (the first month of our monitoring). For a description of the calculations and the recent mpg values, click here.

The University of Michigan Eco-Driving Index (EDI)--an index that estimates the average monthly emissions of greenhouse gases generated by an individual U.S. driver--stood at 0.80 in December. This value indicates an improvement of 20%...

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Boyrr Champion Author Allentown Posts:15,181 Points:3,163,880 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2013 11:04:56 AM Ignore Boyrr Report Abuse Woo Hoo
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snapper06 Veteran Author Toledo Posts:449 Points:53,590 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2013 8:16:30 PM Ignore snapper06 Report Abuse Sounds good.but have they ever cleaned up the dirty business of falsifying the the numbers on those stickers
carolfitz4438 Veteran Author New York Posts:251 Points:185,445 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 9, 2013 4:37:03 AM Ignore carolfitz4438 Report Abuse Great news
Catfish93001 Champion Author Ventura Posts:1,200 Points:247,955 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 4:55:08 PM Ignore Catfish93001 Report Abuse Hooray! Another reason for the price of gas to go up! :-(
snappytom2 Champion Author Corpus Christi Posts:3,551 Points:274,770 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 4:18:28 PM Ignore snappytom2 Report Abuse The higher the fuel economy number goes, the better it is for everybody.
heysailor Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:9,587 Points:2,333,645 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:53:44 PM Ignore heysailor Report Abuse good news
geoutpb Champion Author Midland Odessa Posts:4,628 Points:1,067,285 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:52:34 PM Ignore geoutpb Report Abuse Useless spend less.
Manual_Shifter All-Star Author New Brunswick Posts:501 Points:613,105 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:46:32 PM Ignore Manual_Shifter Report Abuse Is that trustworthy info? Shouldn't there be an independent review exposure of this data? First question to be addressed in such independent review is what are politics and leanings of U of M? Then should be an independent study/examination of the independent body checking into U of M! This all because of doubt that anyone can be trusted! Then should there be a 'greed' level test of all involved to make sure this common disease isn't/won't detrimentally impact the desired results.
DeeLA Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:4,818 Points:1,365,330 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:37:53 PM Ignore DeeLA Report Abuse Old news.
fenster66 Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:3,350 Points:674,090 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:33:32 PM Ignore fenster66 Report Abuse hope it keeps increasing, matching gas prices....
rippertoo Champion Author Tacoma Posts:5,755 Points:1,141,835 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:33:12 PM Ignore rippertoo Report Abuse And absolutely none of the doom and gloom that was prdicted by that party on the "RIGHT" happened. AMAZING!!!!!
DickAAA Champion Author St. Louis Posts:2,266 Points:1,362,685 Joined:Jan 2005	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:33:04 PM Ignore DickAAA Report Abuse 24.5 mpg is terribly low. Check youmath.
waynemustang Champion Author Indiana Posts:6,372 Points:1,665,560 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:32:39 PM Ignore waynemustang Report Abuse Mileage is poor because of extreme emission standards by the EPA.
paoli8 Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:7,081 Points:1,820,495 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:28:50 PM Ignore paoli8 Report Abuse Suspect fuzzy math
ssperkin Champion Author Durham Posts:1,454 Points:762,045 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:26:53 PM Ignore ssperkin Report Abuse And look -- everyone is fine! The higher federally required standards are working! A major breakthrough in technology would help, but still.
91Hilux Champion Author New Haven Posts:2,167 Points:681,695 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:23:45 PM Ignore 91Hilux Report Abuse Better mpg is a combination of better technology and better driving habits. Neither one by itself is sufficient.
car15 Rookie Author Fort Worth Posts:90 Points:634,725 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:20:34 PM Ignore car15 Report Abuse Ok
Cihl All-Star Author Wisconsin Posts:570 Points:202,620 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:17:13 PM Ignore Cihl Report Abuse hmm...
derek84us All-Star Author Rochester Posts:726 Points:40,300 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:15:00 PM Ignore derek84us Report Abuse Well its' easy when the automakers all overstate their mileage estimates
TC5504 All-Star Author West Virginia Posts:940 Points:194,010 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:12:26 PM Ignore TC5504 Report Abuse Looks good in print.
spunky4443 Champion Author Washington Posts:5,281 Points:1,329,695 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:08:43 PM Ignore spunky4443 Report Abuse What they post on the car means nothing, what the average is after driving them, is what counts.
TRAIN RIDER Champion Author San Bernardino Posts:9,082 Points:2,757,820 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:05:55 PM Ignore TRAIN RIDER Report Abuse Read this yesterday.
tarheelcoastie Champion Author Greensboro Posts:5,196 Points:1,111,155 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:05:49 PM Ignore tarheelcoastie Report Abuse good, but we need to do much, much better.
Jayburt All-Star Author Toledo Posts:529 Points:131,890 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:04:41 PM Ignore Jayburt Report Abuse But we still have way to much reliance on foreign oil and giving money to countries that hate us. We have to all push the powers that be to let other clean reliable technologies to be actually used in our country. Lets lead the world again and get back to our place in it.
DeHavilland Champion Author Toronto Posts:5,875 Points:1,904,240 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:03:42 PM Ignore DeHavilland Report Abuse I'm still not impressed with these numbers as I've owned vehicles that got better mileage than that, 20 odd years ago.
SOLONGCOLD Champion Author Ann Arbor Posts:1,107 Points:271,140 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:01:40 PM Ignore SOLONGCOLD Report Abuse u of m gets a grant from the govt. to study this ... so that money had to come from u and I
200porter Champion Author Toronto Posts:2,065 Points:542,135 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:00:33 PM Ignore 200porter Report Abuse That's good. Hopefully we'll see new highs every year.
fieldt Champion Author Lansing Posts:3,930 Points:729,500 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 1:59:37 PM Ignore fieldt Report Abuse Not sure we needed a study to know this.
Neely8 Veteran Author Boston Posts:459 Points:101,475 Joined:Feb 2013	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 1:54:16 PM Ignore Neely8 Report Abuse Not good enough -- what takes them so long to make these changes? They shoudl be abke to make these changes within each model year.
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mahkokhan All-Star Author British Columbia Posts:647 Points:107,920 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 1:40:40 PM Ignore mahkokhan Report Abuse oh yeah
arcaneradio Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,527 Points:491,930 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 1:36:17 PM Ignore arcaneradio Report Abuse old news now
caddilac Champion Author Ontario Posts:16,606 Points:2,140,455 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 1:34:41 PM Ignore caddilac Report Abuse "The average fuel-economy (window-sticker)..." If it's on the window sticker I don't believe it.
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berniMI Champion Author Flint Posts:7,683 Points:1,106,205 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 1:28:48 PM Ignore berniMI Report Abuse Prices must go down..... some how... It increases all necessity of other prices... all except wages, that is if someone can get a job.
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dvsvets Sophomore Author Akron Posts:217 Points:238,595 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 1:26:13 PM Ignore dvsvets Report Abuse Even if demand is down the prices will remain high so they can reap the profits
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