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  • New SUVs use different methods for efficiency

    New SUVs use different methods for efficiency

    by Dave Kunz, KABC, June 17 2013 LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Carmakers are trying to lure sport-utility vehicle buyers with the latest technology that promises to be more fuel-efficient. Some of the newest models can travel much longer without gassing up. The Mercedes-Benz GLK got a mild makeover last year, and it just got one under the hood as well. You can now choose a clean diesel engine for Mercedes’ smallest SUV. Read more…

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  • Fuel rules drive move to light vehicles

    Fuel rules drive move to light vehicles

    by Melissa Burden and David Shepardson The Detroit News April 24, 2013 Automakers are turning to lighter materials and innovative engineering to build cars that weigh less. Reducing the weight of cars is every bit as important as developing gas-thrifty engines, as automakers try to meet government standards of 54.5 miles per gallon across their fleets by 2025. Read more…

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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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  • Record Fuel Economy for U.S. Light Vehicles in February

    Record Fuel Economy for U.S. Light Vehicles in February

    by John Sousanis WardsAuto March 8, 2013 The average fuel economy of light vehicles sold last month reached 24.1 mpg (9.8 L/100 km), a 1% increase over year-ago and a 14.9% gain on the WardsAuto Fuel Economy Index’s base rating established in fourth-quarter 2007. Read more…

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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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  • Fuel Economy is Selling Point for Growing Crop of Wagons

    Fuel Economy is Selling Point for Growing Crop of Wagons

    by Joseph B. White The Wall Street Journal December 25, 2012 Families who want a vehicle that can hold five people and all their stuff‚Äîand still get great fuel economy‚Äîare getting more choices, including several new hybrid and clean-diesel models. Read more…

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