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New MPG figures to reflect real-world conditions.(automotive fuel efficiency testing standards)
Starting this fall, the governAment's miles-per-gallon estiAmates for 2008 cars will be based on a more realistic method. The bad news is that the numbers will almost cerAtainly be lower.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency made the change because the old methAod, developed in the 1970s, didn't reflect modern driving conditions or cars. Many vehiAcles today spend more than half their time in stop-and-go traffic, where fuel economy is worst. Speed limits have risen-from 55 mph on highAways nationwide in the mid-1970s to as high as 80 mph today-and fuel economy can drop 25 percent when vehicles go faster. (A 4-cylinder 2005 Toyota Camry we tested got 10 fewer miles per gallon at 75 than at 55.) Air conditioning, which can reduce fuel mileage by about 1 mpg at 65 mph, is also much more common.
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The new mpg tests will inAclude use of air conditioning as well as aggressive driving. And because fuel efficiency can drop with the temperature, some tests will be performed in cold temperatures.
The EPA's change in calculation is long overdue. In a study conducted in 2005, ConAsumer Reports compared the agency's estimates with ...
- New mpg ratings for old models.(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Automotive News Stoffer, Harry February 26, 2007 700+ words
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- New mpg rules may be choked by the loose ends.(Opinion)(Brief article)
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- Magazine article from: Automotive News Truett, Richard November 16, 2009 700+ words
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 11, 2008 700+ words
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- Press release article from: Business Wire July 31, 2003 700+ words
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- Raising automotive fuel efficiency
- Magazine article from: Chicago Fed Letter Foster, Taft; Klier, Thomas H September 1, 2009 700+ words
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- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News October 6, 2009 700+ words
...Command Vvice commander chartered the Fuel Efficiency Office in October 2008. The purpose...said Col. Kevin Trayer, the AMC Fuel Efficiency Office chief. Mission requirements...Leveraging experience Another aspect of the Fuel Efficiency Office charter is the tasking to rapidly...
- JEC makes case for fuel efficiency.(Joint Economic Committee)
- Newspaper article from: The Oil Daily Dinesh, Manimoli May 25, 2007 700+ words
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