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Sego Veteran Author Florida Posts:416 Points:75,340 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Jan 4, 2013 8:09:44 PM Ignore Sego Report Abuse Washington — The average fuel economy of new cars and trucks sold in 2012 climbed 6 percent to a new record amid high gas prices. The University of Michigan Eco-Driving Index said for 2012, the average fuel economy of new vehicles purchased was 23.8 mpg, up 1.3 mpg from 2011 and up 2.9 mpg from 2008. But the fuel economy of vehicles purchased in December was 23.9 mpg, down 0.2 mpg from November, likely reflecting the recent reduction in the price of gasoline, U-M said. Americans were on pace to spend a record amount on gasoline after spending $490 billion in 2011 — about $100 billion more than in 2010. Last's year tally is expected to top $500 billion. Gasoline prices have fallen sharply — and averaged $3.30 a gallon last week, according to the Energy Information Agency, down from $3.4 Visit Detroit News for full article

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Washington — The average fuel economy of new cars and trucks sold in 2012 climbed 6 percent to a new record amid high gas prices.

The University of Michigan Eco-Driving Index said for 2012, the average fuel economy of new vehicles purchased was 23.8 mpg, up 1.3 mpg from 2011 and up 2.9 mpg from 2008.

But the fuel economy of vehicles purchased in December was 23.9 mpg, down 0.2 mpg from November, likely reflecting the recent reduction in the price of gasoline, U-M said.

Americans were on pace to spend a record amount on gasoline after spending $490 billion in 2011 — about $100 billion more than in 2010. Last's year tally is expected to top $500 billion.

Gasoline prices have fallen sharply — and averaged $3.30 a gallon last week, according to the Energy Information Agency, down from $3.4
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TruthMatters Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,586 Points:558,555 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 11:12:05 PM Ignore TruthMatters Report Abuse Are you kidding me? That kind of milage won't free us from the bondage of blood oil!
bston Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:1,955 Points:669,240 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 6:21:42 PM Ignore bston Report Abuse Well, fuel economy should get better as technology advances.
ClarkSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:3,219 Points:1,039,105 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 7:53:37 AM Ignore ClarkSC Report Abuse Who believes the fuel ratings?
Nancy&Len Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,178 Points:1,970,590 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 4:28:09 AM Ignore Nancy&Len Report Abuse Not very good.
iFueler Champion Author Durham Posts:65,033 Points:206,000 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 2:04:43 AM Ignore iFueler Report Abuse and the real world average is ____
musicreporter All-Star Author San Antonio Posts:715 Points:158,485 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 1:57:27 AM Ignore musicreporter Report Abuse Too slow They need to improve more drastically. ASAP
alterman156 Champion Author New York Posts:7,625 Points:1,584,250 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 1:48:43 AM Ignore alterman156 Report Abuse Go for higher gas mileage.
graceman Champion Author Baltimore Posts:4,968 Points:1,158,725 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 1:06:20 AM Ignore graceman Report Abuse Still a little low.
tnfran Champion Author Arizona Posts:4,513 Points:868,165 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 12:57:48 AM Ignore tnfran Report Abuse Getting better but a long way to go to hit the"54 number BO wants to happen".
jrschl Champion Author Louisville Posts:3,106 Points:707,995 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 12:29:23 AM Ignore jrschl Report Abuse Pretty said that is the best we can do.
gcalleja Champion Author Miami Posts:1,049 Points:577,445 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 12:24:38 AM Ignore gcalleja Report Abuse This is good.
Cothrom Champion Author South Carolina Posts:1,857 Points:751,730 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 12:07:26 AM Ignore Cothrom Report Abuse Am surprised the average is so low.
lonewolf_947 Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:1,347 Points:599,390 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jan 5, 2013 12:00:07 AM Ignore lonewolf_947 Report Abuse Should be higher then that .........
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:35,325 Points:2,399,070 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Jan 4, 2013 11:16:21 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse seems awful low to me
Lugi1967 Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,916 Points:1,028,685 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Jan 4, 2013 11:15:25 PM Ignore Lugi1967 Report Abuse good
davenles Champion Author Texas Posts:3,336 Points:746,360 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jan 4, 2013 11:13:10 PM Ignore davenles Report Abuse All based on funny numbers.
csblesson Champion Author Texas Posts:1,926 Points:379,475 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jan 4, 2013 10:45:58 PM Ignore csblesson Report Abuse Good for family budget
TomT2Lee Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:5,471 Points:1,623,885 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jan 4, 2013 10:19:21 PM Ignore TomT2Lee Report Abuse A few more percentages of stretching the MPG truth and it will be significant.
jl1rp Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:1,975 Points:385,130 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Jan 4, 2013 10:00:51 PM Ignore jl1rp Report Abuse Good it's up, but the GOV is asking for it to be more than 2X. I just do not see it.
Eugenian Champion Author Oregon Posts:2,007 Points:389,830 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Jan 4, 2013 9:44:45 PM Ignore Eugenian Report Abuse This is a move in the right direction, but we can and must do much better.
FuelishGuy All-Star Author Edmonton Posts:823 Points:950,855 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jan 4, 2013 9:41:47 PM Ignore FuelishGuy Report Abuse You gotta wonder how the average number is affected by the use of E10.
Carol7777 All-Star Author Houston Posts:864 Points:174,935 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Jan 4, 2013 9:17:17 PM Ignore Carol7777 Report Abuse I'm all for higher mpg's. Unfortunately, I'll probably have to keep driving my gas-guzzling SUV for quite a while. Thank goodness that since retiring, I don't drive near as many miles.
Zing20 All-Star Author Fresno Posts:771 Points:196,640 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Jan 4, 2013 9:16:05 PM Ignore Zing20 Report Abuse Good news
dodsworth All-Star Author Salem Posts:916 Points:322,655 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Jan 4, 2013 8:51:33 PM Ignore dodsworth Report Abuse Government policy of mandatory increased fuel economy, along with renewable fuels like ethanol, have increased the available fuel supplies, lowering the price.