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U.S. Fuel Economy at All-Time High

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Friday, October 10, 2014   

RICHMOND, Va. - Drivers are saving money at the pump as U.S. fuel economy reaches an all-time high, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The agency reports model year 2013 vehicles achieved an average of 24.1 miles per gallon. That reflects a half-mile-per-gallon improvement over the previous year, and an increase of nearly five miles per gallon since 2004.

Will Toor, transportation program director with the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, says the numbers show automakers are working hard to achieve the federal government's fuel economy standards.

"Leading automakers really partnered with the administration and said, 'We can do this, and we're not going to fight it,' and instead are really focusing on a variety of improvements," Toor says.

The EPA credits the fuel-economy improvements to automakers' using more efficient technologies such as gasoline direct-injection engines, turbochargers and advanced transmissions.

The Obama Administration has standards in place requiring new vehicles average the equivalent of 54 miles per gallon by 2025. Toor says getting better gas mileage will save people money and have a positive impact on air pollution.

"Emissions from transportation account for about a third of the greenhouse gas emissions in the United States and the bulk of that is from personal vehicles," says Toor.

The EPA projects that the increased fuel standards will double fuel economy by 2025, cut vehicle greenhouse gas emissions by half, and save Americans $1.7 trillion at the gas pump.


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