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  • Vehicle Fuel Economy Has Biggest U.S. Gain Since 1975

    Vehicle Fuel Economy Has Biggest U.S. Gain Since 1975

    by Mark Drajem & Angela Greiling Keane Bloomberg March 15, 2013 An annual report by the Environmental Protection Agency showed new cars and trucks had a 16 percent gain in fuel efficiency in the past five years, to 23.8 miles per gallon… “The industry is getting it,” Alan Baum, principal of Baum & Associates, an automotive consulting firm in West Bloomfield, Michigan, said in an interview. “Obviously does it keep getting more difficult as the numbers go up? Of course […]

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  • As Fuel Economy Gains Stature with Drivers, So Does Diesel

    As Fuel Economy Gains Stature with Drivers, So Does Diesel

    by Mike Ramsey and Christina Rogers, Wall St. Journal, Jan. 23 2013 In the race to make cars go farther on a gallon of fuel, diesel is suddenly gaining some ground. …General Motors Co., Chrysler Group LLC and Mazda Motor Corp. are all preparing to offer diesel models in 2013, expanding the choices available to U.S. drivers. Read more…

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  • The Greenest Month Ever: Hybrids Race Ahead

    The Greenest Month Ever: Hybrids Race Ahead

    by Daniel Gross Columnist The Daily Beast December 4, 2012 November 2012 may not have been the best month for sales of cars in recent memory. Some 1.14 million cars were sold in the month. Analysts expect about 14.4 million cars will be sold in the U.S. this year, and that sales will rise again in 2013. That’s an impressive comeback, but it doesn’t approach the sales levels of 2007. But it is most likely to be the best month […]

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