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U-Mich study: fuel economy of newly purchased vehicles dropping

GasBuddy Blog -- With gasoline prices declining since peaking in April, Americans are making fuel economy less of a priority, according to a University of Michigan study recently released.

Since the fuel economy of newly purchased vehicles peaked in March, it has slowly been declining. In the U-Michigan report, June's numbers showed another drop from May, declining to 23.6MPG. Even with the drop the numbers remain well above last year's figures, likely as manufacturers make existing engines more fuel efficient. Last year also saw a decline in the index from March through September before jumping to an average of 23.1 MPG in October.

So far in 2012, average fuel economy of newly purchased vehicles has remained between 23.6 MPG and 24.1 MPG...

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Submitted Jul 25, 2012 By: PD

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,624 Points:1,609,520 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jul 29, 2012 6:40:28 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse fuel mileage still too low. We can do better.
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tes283 All-Star Author Tampa Posts:865 Points:368,850 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Jul 26, 2012 12:26:30 PM Ignore tes283 Report Abuse For me it is safety then fuel. I prefer 30+ mpg like 36 mpg
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GPD1739P Champion Author Illinois Posts:2,520 Points:724,630 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Jul 26, 2012 11:39:04 AM Ignore GPD1739P Report Abuse I'd be willing to be it's not based on the vehicle but the driver itself.
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Aliphatic All-Star Author Virginia Posts:775 Points:1,277,255 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Jul 26, 2012 11:31:19 AM Ignore Aliphatic Report Abuse EPA estimates are exagerated anyway. Measure mpg in the real world of city driving and they are much lower still.
bodu All-Star Author Vancouver Posts:911 Points:280,385 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Jul 26, 2012 11:29:31 AM Ignore bodu Report Abuse Still is and always will be consumer driven desires. As long as the companies can follow it, they won't need !@# bailouts.
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