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U.S. New-Car Fuel Economy at All-Time High
The average fuel economy of new cars and light trucks sold in the U.S. last year reached a record 23.8 mpg, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
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The average fuel economy of new cars and light trucks sold in the U.S. last year reached a record 23.8 mpg, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
UMTRI says the national average has improved steadily since the institute began tracking the data in 2008. The fleet average was 20.9 mpg that year, rising to 21.3 mpg in 2009, 22.1 mpg in 2010 and 22.5 mpg in 2011.
The institute bases its sales-weighted calculations on the federal fuel economy estimates posted on new-vehicle window stickers.
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