Sentences with phrase «u.s. vehicle fuel economy»

In the wake of the oil embargo and the passage of the 1975 Energy Policy and Conservation Act, U.S. vehicle fuel economy improved substantially in the late 1970s.

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New York, California and three other U.S. states said they sued the federal government for delaying the rollout of higher «gas - guzzler» penalties for automakers whose vehicles fail to meet minimum fuel - economy standards.

The average fuel economy of vehicles sold in the United States hit a record high 23.6 miles per gallon (mpg) for the model year 2012, the U.S.

DETROIT — For those wondering what new luxury vehicles tough new U.S. corporate average fuel economy standards might spawn, Mercedes - Benz offers a preview: a compact cross / utility vehicle powered by a potent 4 - cyl.

Honda is just one of the many automakers turning to electric vehicles to help them meet stringent new U.S. fuel economy and emissions rules.

The WardsAuto Fuel Economy Index shows an average25.4 mpg (9.3 L / 100 km) for light vehicles sold in the U.S. in first - half 2017.

NEW YORK — Hyundai has sidestepped any fallout from overstating its vehicle fuel - economy ratings, says John Krafcik, president and CEO of its U.S. unit.

Update: Mitsubishi said in a statement to Automobile, that it isn't aware of any U.S. - spec vehicles that are affected by the fuel economy testing irregularity.

There are literally thousands of used crossovers for sale from across the U.S. Narrow down used crossover vehicles by year, make, model, price, or fuel economy.

The 2014 Dodge Avenger is a proven performer as one of the fastest growing vehicles in the mid-size sedan segment, giving customers loads of standard content, high - tech features that keep drivers and passengers connected and entertained, uncompromising safety features and up to 31 miles per gallon (mpg) highway fuel economy, all at an excellent value that starts at a U.S. Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $ 19,895.

Miles per gallon equivalence — MPGe — compares energy consumption of plug - in electric vehicles and other advanced technology vehicles with the fuel economy of conventional internal combustion vehicles in miles per U.S. gallon.

It makes you wonder as all manufacturers struggle to contend with the U.S. government's 2025, 54.5 mile per gallon fuel economy target, how a manufacturer like Land Rover can continue to offer vehicles like this.

Partly because the Insight is so heretically different from anything else on the road and partly because it occupies a market niche other carmakers don't cover in their U.S. lineups: simple, two - person vehicles with maximum fuel economy.

The C - Max Hybrid is a conventional parallel hybrid, with gasoline and electric power sources sharing propulsion duties, and is targeted to deliver better fuel economy than the current Fusion Hybrid — which, at 41 mpg combined, is already the most fuel - efficient sedan sold in the U.S.. It's also said to operate in electric - only mode beyond 47 mph; and the vehicle's Powersplit controller is an evolution of what's currently used in the Fusion.

Hyundai and Kia overstated the estimated fuel economy on more than 900,000 U.S. vehicles sold over the past two years and will compensate owners for the faulty claims, a newspaper reported.In...

In November 2011 the Mitsubishi i ranked first in EPA's 2012 Annual Fuel Economy Guide, and became the most fuel efficient EPA certified vehicle in the U.S. for all fuels ever, until it was surpassed by the Honda Fit EV in June 2012 and the BMW i3, Chevrolet Spark, Volkswagen e-Golf, and Fiat 500e in succeeding yeFuel Economy Guide, and became the most fuel efficient EPA certified vehicle in the U.S. for all fuels ever, until it was surpassed by the Honda Fit EV in June 2012 and the BMW i3, Chevrolet Spark, Volkswagen e-Golf, and Fiat 500e in succeeding yefuel efficient EPA certified vehicle in the U.S. for all fuels ever, until it was surpassed by the Honda Fit EV in June 2012 and the BMW i3, Chevrolet Spark, Volkswagen e-Golf, and Fiat 500e in succeeding years.

The weather may be getting cooler, but Hyundai is certainly feeling the heat after revealing that fuel economy estimates on a number of its top sellers may have been a little too lofty... The news, which affects almost one million vehicles of Hyundai and sister division Kia, for model years 2011 to 2013, came after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was... Read More

The weather may be getting cooler, but Hyundai is certainly feeling the heat after revealing that fuel economy estimates on a number of its top sellers may have been a little too lofty... The news, which affects almost one million vehicles of Hyundai and sister division Kia, for model years 2011 to 2013, came after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was not able to validate the company's fuel economy data.

The U.S. EPA is aiming to make it easier for consumers to compare fuel - economy ratings between different vehicles by introducing a new - type of window sticker.

These EPA fuel economy ratings are based on the new more stringent ratings requirements enacted by the U.S. EPA for the 2017 model year and can not be directly compared to the figures for earlier model Accords or competing vehicles.

He ordered a review of fuel - economy standards for cars and light trucks, which along with other vehicles are the U.S.'s largest source of greenhouse gases.

President Barack Obama is requiring U.S. power plants to cut their emissions 32 percent by 2030, compared to 2005 levels, and automakers to nearly double the fuel economy of their vehicles by 2025.

But, Sivak and Schoettle are also quick to point out that despite the short - term decrease in fuel economy of U.S. new vehicle purchases, the average fuel economy is slowly marching upward thanks to better engineering and lighter cars pushed by federally mandate CAFE standards.

Because the waiver would also allow other states to adopt the California program, because states would be implicitly regulating fuel economy, and because automakers would have to reshuffle the mix of vehicles delivered for sale in each «California» state to achieve the same average fuel economy, Jackson's proceeding could have balkanized the U.S. auto market.

Investing in technologies that increase the fuel economy of America's vehicle fleet will create domestic jobs, save consumers money at the pump, cut global warming pollution, and put us on a path to cut projected U.S. oil consumption in half over the next 20 years.

The authors found that U.S. cars and light trucks were driven 2.6 trillion miles in 2004 with an average fuel economy of 19.6 miles per gallon, and they conclude that American vehicles are driven more each year and on average burn more fuel than cars in other countries.

I started by collecting a bunch of data from government sources: the average commuting distance by U.S. workers; the breakdown of commuting by modes of transportation (76 % is in single - occupancy vehicles); the average fuel economy of our vehicles (21 mpg); and building occupancy in square feet per office worker.

California officials said there's a reason the industry opposes its efforts: While the new federal standards would raise fuel economy to 31.6 miles per gallon by 2015, California's rules would require the U.S. vehicle fleet to get 36 miles per gallon by 2015.