UMTRI: average fuel economy of new vehicles sold in US in April down 0.2 mpg to 25.2 mpg
04 May 2015
The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in April was 25.2 mpg—down 0.2 mpg from March, according to the monthly analysis by Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) . This drop likely reflects the increased proportion of pickup trucks and SUVs in the sales mix, they suggested. Fuel economy is down 0.6 mpg from the peak reached in August 2014.
Overall, vehicle fuel economy is up 5.1 mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their reporting). However, the average vehicle fuel economy during the first seven months of this model year (October 2014 through April 2015)—25.3 mpg—has stayed the same as during the preceding model year (October 2013 through September 2014).
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The University of Michigan Eco-Driving Index (EDI)—an index that estimates the average monthly emissions of greenhouse gases generated by an individual US driver—was 0.82 in February, unchanged from the value in January (the lower the value the better). This value indicates that the average new-vehicle driver produced 18% lower emissions in February 2015 than in October 2007.
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The EDI takes into account both vehicle fuel economy and distance driven (the latter relying on data that are published with a two-month lag).
If the economy keeps up, we may be back to 2008 consumption level in about 10 years?
Wonder how many 5-ton Hummer I will come back?
Posted by: HarveyD | 05 May 2015 at 06:48 AM