Sentences with phrase «continue fuel economy gains»

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The authors argue that vehicle fuel economy may be improved through three primary methods: reducing vehicle weight and size; increased market share of alternative powertrains that show more efficiency than conventional gasoline engines; and, rather than continuing the historical trend of emphasis on vehicles that are heavier, larger, and more powerful, ensuring that improvements in vehicle technology's efficiency gains are directed toward increasing fuel economy.

«While we continue to make strong progress in fuel economy gains on our full - size trucks, we know that there is a group of customers who want the functionality of a truck but may not need full - size pickup,» said Tony DiSalle, vice president of Buick and GMC Marketing.

That philosophy continues, but there's not enough payoff: Hyundai has dialed back the horsepower of its top - selling versions, resulting in modest gains in smoothness and only meager improvements in fuel economy.

Unfortunately, Ford's more visible commitment to boost SUV fuel economy will mean little if these gains continued to be swamped by increasing sales of inefficient pickups elsewhere in their fleet.