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EPA recently released the latest edition of its annual report Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions and FuelEconomy Trends. The report is the authoritative reference for real-world fueleconomy, technology trends and tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions, for new personal vehicles sold in the US every year since 1975.
Fueleconomy improvements for the hybrid vehicles vary considerably from 5-10% for the larger, luxury hybrid vehicles to more than 40%. Fueleconomy improvements for diesels range from 15% to 30% relative to gasoline counterparts. Compared to MY 1987, MY 2010 CO 2 emissions were 11 g/mi (3%) lower, and fueleconomy was 0.6
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