This diesel engine 5 Series displayed all of the «ultimate driving machine» fun of a BMW, yet attained
a fuel economy average of around 30 mpg.
So is the GT's estimated
fuel economy average of 28 mpg during city driving and 39 mpg on the highway.
The 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid looks good and can be had with very advanced driver assistance features, but buyers should be aware of Ford's revised
fuel economy average of 42 mpg.
[30][31][32] After running both vehicles through Consumer Reports real - world tests, the magazine found that C - Max hybrid achieved a combined
fuel economy average of 37 mpg ‑ US (6.4 L / 100 km; 44 mpg ‑ imp), with 35 mpg ‑ US (6.7 L / 100 km; 42 mpg ‑ imp) and 38 mpg ‑ US (6.2 L / 100 km; 46 mpg ‑ imp) for city and highway.
In the Carollton Holiday Inn Express parking lot, the Maxima's dash display congratulated its driver with a new high
fuel economy average of 35.2 mpg for the trip — not bad for a powerful 3.5 - liter V - 6.
Not exact matches
In May 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama announced new
fuel economy standards intended to compel manufacturers to achieve an
average of 35.5 miles per gallon across their car and light truck models by 2016.
Using the nationwide
average fuel economy, we calculated the
average gallons
of gas used per capita in each city and multiplied that by the
fuel tax.
Using the nationwide
average fuel economy, we calculated the
average gallons
of gas used per driver in each county and multiplied that by the
fuel tax.
Earlier this year, researchers at the University
of Michigan found that the
average fuel economy of new, light vehicles (a designation that includes cars, SUVs, vans and pickup trucks) had reached 25.4 miles per gallon, as compared to 20.8 mpg in 2007.
The efficiency tweaks are part
of an effort by automakers to comply with federal corporate
average fuel economy (CAFE) rules that now require that the U.S. car fleet meet
fuel economy standards
of 35 miles per gallon (15 kilometers per liter) by 2016.
Those modifications include stop — start (idle - off) systems in which the engine shuts down when the car is stopped during driving; low rolling - resistance tires (which are harder and thus less flat, reducing friction); variable valve timing for engines, which increases gas consumption efficiency; and
fuel economy computers or displays to encourage eco-driving, such as such as those in the Toyota Prius, which show miles per gallon
averages for that moment, hour, week or month, or when riding downhill, so that drivers are more aware
of how their driving impacts
fuel efficiency.
As a result
of my bipartisan Ten - in - Ten
Fuel Economy Act, which was signed into law in 2007, vehicles are more fuel - efficient and the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards are headed toward responsible levels, based on the best science availa
Fuel Economy Act, which was signed into law in 2007, vehicles are more fuel - efficient and the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards are headed toward responsible levels, based on the best science ava
Economy Act, which was signed into law in 2007, vehicles are more
fuel - efficient and the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards are headed toward responsible levels, based on the best science availa
fuel - efficient and the corporate
average fuel economy (CAFE) standards are headed toward responsible levels, based on the best science availa
fuel economy (CAFE) standards are headed toward responsible levels, based on the best science ava
economy (CAFE) standards are headed toward responsible levels, based on the best science available.
In the United States, the Obama administration plans to implement rules that push corporate
average fuel economy, or CAFE, standards to a fleetwide
average of 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016, four years ahead
of the schedule Congress laid out in a 2007 energy law.
The number
of fuel - cell vehicles will likely ramp up steadily in the coming years as automakers work toward reaching a corporate
average fuel economy target
of 54.5 mpg.
Under new corporate
average fuel economy standards set by the Obama administration, light - duty vehicles must reach a fleetwide
average of 34.1 mpg by 2016 and 54.5 mpg by 2025.
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.
Though the Corporate
Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards have been in effect since 1975, they have recently entered more greatly into the public conversation, as the Trump Administration has called for review and re-write
of these regulations, in hopes
of making them less stringent.
Under the Senate proposal, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) would divide the fleet into classes based on size or weight and set
fuel -
economy standards for each class to achieve an overall
average of 35 mpg by 2020.
China's
fuel economy rules, as stringent as those to be enforced in the United States, Europe and Japan, involve a fleet - wide corporate
average target
of 6.9 liters per 100 km in 2015 and 5.0 liters in 2020.
The argument is based on the premise that the Corporate
Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards imposed in 1975 resulted in a reduction
of vehicle weights, which in turn caused about 2,000 traffic deaths a year that would not have occurred otherwise.
At the same time,
fuel economy rose to an all - time high
of 24.8 miles per gallon
average.
$ 8 billion) over first ten years for deficit reductionObeys PAYGO; Starting in 2026, 25 %
of auction revenues for deficit reductionFuels and TransportationIncrease biofuels to 60 million gallons by 2030, low - carbon
fuel standard
of 10 % by 2010, 1 million plug» in hybrid cars by 2025, raise
fuel economy standards, smart growth funding, end oil subsidies, promote natural gas drilling, enhanced oil recoverySmart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, raise
fuel economy standards $ 7 billion a year for smart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, natural gas vehicles, raise
fuel economy standards; offshore drilling with revenue sharing and oil spill veto, natural gas fracking disclosureCost ContainmentInternational offsetsOffset pool, banking and borrowing flexibility, soft price collar using permit reserve auction at $ 28 per ton going to 60 % above three - year -
average market price» Hard» price collar between $ 12 and $ 25 per ton, floor increases at 3 % + CPI, ceiling at 5 % + CPI, plus permit reserve auction, offsets like W - MClean Air Act And StatesNot discussedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons
of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade suspended until 2017, EPA to set stationary source performance standards in 2016, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons
of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade pre-empted, establishes coal - fired plant performance standards, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedInternational CompetitivenessTax incentives for domestic auto industryFree allowances for trade - exposed industries, 2020 carbon tariff on importsCarbon tariff on importsReferences: Barack Obama, 2007; Barack Obama, 8/3/08; Pew Center, 6/26/09; leaked drafts
of American Power Act, 5/11/10.
* Assuming a gas savings
of $ 50 a month for a total
of $ 3,000 over five years compared with the
average car's
fuel economy, the Prius» purchase price before interest effectively drops to $ 22,065.
While
average highway
fuel economy is estimated at 30 mpg, between my aforementioned over-zealous use
of Sport mode and my lead foot I logged my roughly 1,000 - mile trip at closer to an
average of 23.5 mpg.
Fuel economy isn't bad, either; according to the trip computer, I
averaged 24 mpg over a 385 - mile trip (more than one tankful), in a mixture
of freeway and two - lane driving.
As auto makers, federal policy makers and environmentalists get ready to craft the next round
of U.S. corporate
average fuel economy, Tonkin raps an Environmental Protection Agency proposal to improve
fuel -
economy and carbon - dioxide - emissions reductions equivalent by as much as 62 mpg (3.9 L / 100 km).
SRT is well aware that the 2000 or so Vipers that will be sold every year have little impact in both the bureaucratic world
of Corporate
Average Fuel Economy and the real world where these cars are driven only occasionally.
After the Corporate
Average Fuel Economy standards became law in the late 1970s, automakers often restricted supply of big engines and big vehicles when they weren't selling enough fuel - efficient mod
Fuel Economy standards became law in the late 1970s, automakers often restricted supply
of big engines and big vehicles when they weren't selling enough
fuel - efficient mod
fuel - efficient models.
Even though our LS460L lacked electric propulsion and a trunk full
of batteries, it turned in very good
fuel economy,
averaging 21 mpg over twelve months.
This is the way
of the world these days — small, boosted engines are designed to meet Corporate
Average Fuel Economy standards first and foremost.
If it's
economy you're interested in don't expect the real - world
fuel economy to be anywhere near the official
average of 67.3 mpg from the TwinAir engine.
The 2014 BMW i8 can hit 62 mph in 4.4 seconds with an
average fuel economy of 94 mpg — both achieved in part thanks to the car's lightweight carbon fiber - reinforced plastic bodyshell and aluminum chassis.
The car's trip computer showed an
average of 30 + mpg in my mix
of city and highway driving, achieved without the slightest effort on my part to maximize
fuel economy.
In fact, I managed to torpedo our office
average fuel economy in the Armada by four - tenths
of a gallon in one 24 - hour period.
The only phony number given is an
average fuel economy of 85.6 mpg.
This plays to one
of Cadillac's big advantages over its European competitors when it comes to meeting Corporate
Average Fuel Economy standards.
Details on the actually trucks are still slim at this point, but we expect GM to concentrate
of fuel efficiency in order to meet the upcoming Corporate Average Fuel Economy standard for 2
fuel efficiency in order to meet the upcoming Corporate
Average Fuel Economy standard for 2
Fuel Economy standard for 2016.
It even gets relatively good
fuel economy for a big SUV: I've gotten an
average of 17 mpg in city and highway driving, and I often get up to 19, even 20 on long trips.
Cadillac, on the other hand, is but a speck compared to GM's overall volume and thus is a very small component
of its sales - weighted
fuel economy average.
Fuel economy figures are a ways away from public release, but Ford promises Transits will «achieve an average of 25 percent better fuel economy» than the old E-ser
Fuel economy figures are a ways away from public release, but Ford promises Transits will «achieve an
average of 25 percent better
fuel economy» than the old E-ser
fuel economy» than the old E-series.
Above all, the SUV's drinking habits pull down all
of Fiat Chrysler's
average fuel -
economy scores, so raising
fuel efficiency is the biggest priority.
As part
of Honda's long - term strategy to improve corporate
average fuel economy, it will introduce both an EV and PHEV this year.
Establishing and amending
average fuel economy standards for manufacturers
of passenger cars and light trucks, as necessary;
Heading toward the Mason - Dixon line, Zenlea saw an
average indicated
fuel economy of 27 mpg.
For cases in which the EPA
Fuel Economy Guide contained multiple fuel - economy ratings for a vehicle model, the average of these ratings was used (without regard to sales figures for each specific engine or vehicle - model varia
Fuel Economy Guide contained multiple fuel - economy ratings for a vehicle model, the average of these ratings was used (without regard to sales figures for each specific engine or vehicle - model va
Economy Guide contained multiple
fuel - economy ratings for a vehicle model, the average of these ratings was used (without regard to sales figures for each specific engine or vehicle - model varia
fuel -
economy ratings for a vehicle model, the average of these ratings was used (without regard to sales figures for each specific engine or vehicle - model va
economy ratings for a vehicle model, the
average of these ratings was used (without regard to sales figures for each specific engine or vehicle - model variant).
One can easily use turn by turn navigation, see info about tire pressure monitoring, Bluetooth audio,
average number
of fuel economy, speed, compass, caller id, steering and transport assistance.
The sales - weighted unadjusted Corporate
Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) performance was calculated from the monthly sales of individual models of light - duty vehicles and the unadjusted combined city / highway fuel - economy ratings for the respective mod
Fuel Economy (CAFE) performance was calculated from the monthly sales of individual models of light - duty vehicles and the unadjusted combined city / highway fuel - economy ratings for the respective
Economy (CAFE) performance was calculated from the monthly sales
of individual models
of light - duty vehicles and the unadjusted combined city / highway
fuel - economy ratings for the respective mod
fuel -
economy ratings for the respective
economy ratings for the respective models.
«In light
of future greenhouse gas and corporate
average fuel economy requirements beginning in 2017,» their petition says, «camera - based systems represent an opportunity to increase vehicle
fuel efficiency through improved aerodynamics by eliminating externally mounted mirrors.»
The downside to this endless power and the massive weight is pretty dismal
fuel economy: we
averaged only 17 mpg over the course
of a year.
When it came to discussing the C7 Project, Tadge talked about the reality
of the CAFE
fuel economy requirements and that Corvette has to play its part as the automaker is under a federal mandate to achieve a 35 mpg
average across the fleet by 2016.