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    Why a 40 mpg car doesn’t get 40 mpg (updated)

    Numerous articles, including at least one at allpar.com itself, have noted that at least one Dodge Dart will achieve 40 mpg, as per the agreement between Chrysler and Fiat. Industry observer J. White wrote that this does not mean it will be rated at 40 mpg highway when it comes out, because the test involved [...]

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    Fueleconomy.gov offers downloadable fuel economy window stickers for used cars

    Fueleconomy.gov, the Environmental Protection Agency’s official source for vehicle fuel economy estimates, is now offering a new tool to help used car buyers make informed fuel economy decisions. Until now, used car buyers, who outnumber new car buyers by 4 to 1, have not had the benefit of an official fuel economy window sticker. Consumers [...]

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    Challengers raise gas mileage

    Nearly all 2011 Dodge Challenger configurations beat their 2010 counterparts in gas mileage, though power has increased. United States EPA testing revealed that the Challenger SE gained 2 highway mpg over the 2010 model, along with 55 horsepower and 16 lb-ft of torque. The Challenger R/T also gained two miles per gallon in automatic-transmission form, [...]

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    Fiat 500 official rating: 30/38 mpg

    The Fiat 500 has been rated by the U.S. government as achieving 30 mpg city, 38 highway, with a 33 mpg combined figure (using a five-speed manual transmission). The automatic transmission version, using a six-speed, was rated at 27 city, 34 highway (30 combined). Production of both versions has begun in Mexico. The cars are [...]

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    Automakers like Obama’s fuel plan

    Even though it includes the first-ever rules for medium and heavy trucks and buses, the auto industry is praising the plans presented last week by President Barack Obama. The Administration’s plans call for new economy standards for cars and light trucks in model years 2017 to 2025 and for large trucks in model years from [...]

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    California denies plans to secede

    After the Detroit News wrote that the California Air Resources Board was threatening to renege on a deal with the White House and automakers to reach compromise national standards, CARB’s chair, Mary D. Nichols, denied that they had ever made this threat. Nichols wrote that they were “fully committed to the agreement” announced by President Obama [...]

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