Fuel-Economy Gains Slowed In 2014, Reversed This Year

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As gas prices dropped and sales of less-efficient vehicles increased, improvements in U.S. new-car average fuel economy came to a halt in 2015. Two separate analyses show that the average fuel economy of new cars sold in the U.S. slowed in 2014, and decreased last year. The sales-weighted average window sticker fuel economy of new cars for… …read more