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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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Submitted Mar 07, 2013 By: PD

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Boyrr Champion Author Allentown Posts:15,300 Points:3,190,705 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Mar 17, 2013 9:04:56 AM Ignore Boyrr Report Abuse Woo Hoo
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snapper06 All-Star Author Toledo Posts:748 Points:79,165 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Mar 10, 2013 6:16:30 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:262 Points:202,925 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 9, 2013 2:37:03 AM Ignore carolfitz4438 Report Abuse Great news
Catfish93001 Champion Author Ventura Posts:1,211 Points:250,225 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:55:08 PM Ignore Catfish93001 Report Abuse Hooray! Another reason for the price of gas to go up! :-(
snappytom2 Champion Author Corpus Christi Posts:3,634 Points:278,955 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 2:18:28 PM Ignore snappytom2 Report Abuse The higher the fuel economy number goes, the better it is for everybody.
heysailor Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:9,717 Points:2,360,145 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:53:44 PM Ignore heysailor Report Abuse good news
geoutpb Champion Author Midland Odessa Posts:4,713 Points:1,084,160 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:52:34 PM Ignore geoutpb Report Abuse Useless spend less.
Manual_Shifter All-Star Author New Brunswick Posts:502 Points:614,050 Joined:Jan 2004	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:46:32 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:4,954 Points:1,391,955 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:37:53 PM Ignore DeeLA Report Abuse Old news.
fenster66 Champion Author Pittsburgh Posts:3,485 Points:700,815 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:33:32 PM Ignore fenster66 Report Abuse hope it keeps increasing, matching gas prices....
rippertoo Champion Author Tacoma Posts:5,890 Points:1,168,560 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:33:12 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:2,272 Points:1,372,705 Joined:Jan 2005	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:33:04 PM Ignore DickAAA Report Abuse 24.5 mpg is terribly low. Check youmath.
waynemustang Champion Author Indiana Posts:6,465 Points:1,690,260 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:32:39 PM Ignore waynemustang Report Abuse Mileage is poor because of extreme emission standards by the EPA.
paoli8 Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:7,181 Points:1,844,195 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:28:50 PM Ignore paoli8 Report Abuse Suspect fuzzy math
ssperkin Champion Author Durham Posts:1,454 Points:780,195 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:26:53 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:2,257 Points:706,470 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:23:45 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:93 Points:655,910 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:20:34 PM Ignore car15 Report Abuse Ok
Cihl All-Star Author Wisconsin Posts:700 Points:229,120 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:17:13 PM Ignore Cihl Report Abuse hmm...
derek84us All-Star Author Rochester Posts:781 Points:43,175 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:15:00 PM Ignore derek84us Report Abuse Well its' easy when the automakers all overstate their mileage estimates
TC5504 Champion Author West Virginia Posts:1,075 Points:220,735 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:12:26 PM Ignore TC5504 Report Abuse Looks good in print.
spunky4443 Champion Author Washington Posts:5,311 Points:1,335,945 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:08:43 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:9,217 Points:2,784,545 Joined:Oct 2004	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:05:55 PM Ignore TRAIN RIDER Report Abuse Read this yesterday.
tarheelcoastie Champion Author Greensboro Posts:5,321 Points:1,137,370 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:05:49 PM Ignore tarheelcoastie Report Abuse good, but we need to do much, much better.
Jayburt All-Star Author Toledo Posts:598 Points:143,175 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:04:41 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:6,011 Points:1,930,965 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:03:42 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:1,156 Points:283,960 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:01:40 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:2,200 Points:568,860 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 12:00:33 PM Ignore 200porter Report Abuse That's good. Hopefully we'll see new highs every year.
fieldt Champion Author Lansing Posts:4,050 Points:754,825 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 11:59:37 AM Ignore fieldt Report Abuse Not sure we needed a study to know this.
Neely8 All-Star Author Boston Posts:595 Points:128,115 Joined:Feb 2013	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 11:54:16 AM 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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crashintuc34 Champion Author Tucson Posts:4,188 Points:838,555 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 11:42:43 AM Ignore crashintuc34 Report Abuse Alrighty then.
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mahkokhan All-Star Author British Columbia Posts:770 Points:132,615 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 11:40:40 AM Ignore mahkokhan Report Abuse oh yeah
arcaneradio Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,641 Points:513,965 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 11:36:17 AM Ignore arcaneradio Report Abuse old news now
caddilac Champion Author Ontario Posts:16,749 Points:2,166,430 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 11:34:41 AM 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:7,884 Points:1,132,555 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 11:28:48 AM 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:222 Points:258,970 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Mar 8, 2013 11:26:13 AM Ignore dvsvets Report Abuse Even if demand is down the prices will remain high so they can reap the profits
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