UMTRI: new vehicle fuel economy hits record high of 25.8 mpg

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Via GCC:
UMTRI: US average new vehicle fuel economy dropped in August
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/09/20150902-umtri.html

25.3 mpg, down 0.1 from July (and 0.5 mpg YoY, when it reached its all-time peak in 8/14 at 25.8 mpg), as lower gas prices continue to affect people's buying decisions, with lower mpg trucks and SUVs increasing market share.
 
Via GCC:
UMTRI: average US new vehicle fuel economy drops in September
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/10/20151005-umtri.html

25.2 mpg, down 0.1 from August, and down 0.6 from the all-time high of 25.8 mpg reached in August 2014. Low gas prices continue to drive sales of pick-ups and SUVs/CUVs.
 
[Updated] Via GCC:
UMTRI: Average US new vehicle fuel economy in October drops to 25 mpg
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/11/20151105-umtri.html

Down from 25.2 last month, and down 0.8 from it's peak in 8/2014, as low fuel prices continue to drive the sales of pickups, SUVs and CUVs.
[Update]: Per the quote in next post, apparently the October value was revised upwards to 25.1 mpg.
 
Via GCC:
UMTRI: average new US vehicle fuel economy in November drops; 4th month in a row of declines
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/12/20151204-umtri.html

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in November was 25.0 mpg (9.4 l/100km)—down 0.1 mpg from the revised value for October, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). This marks the fourth straight month of declining fuel economy. . . .
 
Via GCC:
UMTRI: average new vehicle fuel economy in US in January up from December
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/02/20160204-umtri.html

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in January 2016 was 25.1 mpg—up 0.2 mpg from the value for December 2015, and the first increase in eight months, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). . . .

Still down 0.7 mpg from its peak of 25.8 in 8/14.
 
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Via GCC:
UMTRI: US new vehicle fuel economy in April drops
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/05/20160504-umtri.html

25.2 mpg, down 0.1 mpg from March.
Here's the plot from the article:

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Via GCC:
UMTRI: Average US new vehicle fuel economy in July up 0.1 mpg from June
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/08/20160805-umtri.html

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in July 2016 was 25.4 mpg (9.25 l/100 km)—up 0.1 mpg from the value for June 2016, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). Fuel economy is down 0.4 mpg from the peak reached in August 2014, but still up 5.3 mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring). . . .
 
Via GCC:
UMTRI: average new vehicle fuel economy in US in August down from July
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/09/20160906-umtri.html

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in August was 25.3 mpg (9.29 l/100km)—down 0.1 mpg from the value for July, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).

This decline likely reflects the decreased price of gasoline in August and the consequent increased sales of light trucks, they said. Fuel economy is down 0.5 mpg from the peak reached in August 2014, but still up 5.2 mpg since October 2007 (the first month of the monitoring). . . .
 
Via GCC:
US new-vehicle fuel economy drops again in September
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/10/20161005-umtri.html

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in September was 25.2 mpg (9.33 l/100 km)—down 0.1 mpg from the value for August, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) This decline likely reflects the increased proportion of light trucks among the vehicles sold, they suggested. . . .

he model year 2016 average was 25.3 mpg (9.29 l/100 km)—the same as model years 2015 and 2014.
 
The efficiency of ICE vehicles has been improving all of this time, but instead of focusing on MPG, the manufacturers have focused on HP. They're getting more HP out of the same amount of gasoline, and applying that to amazingly high HP vehicles. As a comparison, my 85 Honda CRX HF had a mere 65 HP, and I could squeeze 55mpg out of it on the regular, with it reducing down to about 45mpg as the original engine without rebuild went past 300,000 miles. Compare that to the Honda CRZ, which is a hybrid vehicle, has the same size engine at 1.5L, but produces 112HP before the electric engine, and is rated at 37mpg.
My 2000 Honda Civic HX was 112HP as well, and it was rated at 44mpg, and I would routinely get 46-47mpg from it. I just imagine that if that engine was instead a 1.3L trying to get a respectable 90HP, the fuel efficiency would have been up in the 50+ mpg.

But performance sells. Even for those of us who are ecologically minded, just look at Tesla.

Until gasoline prices are back up in the $4/gal range, I don't anticipate people's buying habits to change much.
 
Via GCC:
UMTRI: average US new vehicle fuel economy drops in October
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/11/20161110-umtri.html

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in October was 24.8 mpg (9.48 l/100 km)—down 0.4 mpg from the value for September, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). This likely reflects both a continuing increase in the proportion of light trucks sold each month, as well as the recent calculation adjustments for window-sticker values implemented by the EPA for model year 2017, they suggested.

The value for October 2016 is up by 4.7 mpg since October 2007, the first month of their monitoring. . . .
 
Via GCC:
UMTRI: average US new vehicle fuel economy in November unchanged from October
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2016/12/20161209-umtri.html

24.9 mpg,
. . . unchanged from the revised value for October. . . .

For model year 2017, the EPA revised its methodology for calculating the window-sticker fuel-economy value for new vehicles. In order to make the data for previous model years comparable with model year 2017 (and future model years), the EPA also retroactively revised the corresponding data for some vehicles in model years 2011-2016.

The monthly update for November 2016 includes these retroactive changes to model years 2011-2016. . . .
 
Via GCC:
Average fuel economy of new light-duty vehicle sold in US dropped in December 2016; down for full year
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2017/01/20170110-umtri.html

24.9 mpg, down 0.1 from November. Average for the year was 25.2mpg, down 0.1 from 2015.
 
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