Skip to Content

mpg-average


EPA: Average fuel economy goes up in U.S.

In some ways, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) doesn't have it easy. But there is one thing that the agency can point to and say, once again, we're moving forward: mpg averages. The EPA issued a statement today (available after the jump) that said that the average mpg rating for all new cars and light duty trucks sold in the U.S. will increase in 2008. This year's increase should be up 0.2 mpg from last year, to a solid but uninspiring 20.8 mpg. I say "should be" because the final tally won't be known until early 2009. This will be the ... Read more →

No Content Style Defined.

Featured Galleries

  • RWE's Smart Ed
  • Smart Ed
  • Battery electric Volvo C30
  • Aston Martin Cygnet
  • Rinspeed UC?
  • BMW Concept ActiveE
  • Kepler Motion
  • Toyota Prius PHEV
  • Audi A1 teaser
  • Toyota Hybrid Concept Teaser
  • i-MiEV
  • Smart Ed and B-Class F-Cell

Categories

Autoblog

Daily Finance

Download Squad

Engadget

Joystiq

Autoblog Spanish

Switched.com

FanHouse

Asylum