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...EPA rule, however, will have no bearing on the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) numbers the manufacturers provide the U.S. Department of Transportation. The CAFE rules require cars to get at least 27.5 miles per gallon, but the numbers are compiled in a different way from the numbers on the fuel-economy stickers...
...welcomed the changes to the fuel economy labeling process. "This is first and foremost a truth-in-advertising issue. Consumers deserve the government's best efforts when it comes to compiling the information they see on the label of new vehicles. That has not been the case and EPA is moving to correct the situation," he said in a statement praising the changes in the government stickers. "Purchasing a new vehicle is an expensive investment that consumers take very personally and make with great care," Darbelnet added. "We've known for a long time that existing EPA tests which produce...
...Russell Long of Bluewater Network, a San Francisco-based environmental group that pushed the EPA to change the rules, said the new procedures should help motorists save money and reduce pollution...
...Carmakers have so far had little to say about the new rules. "We don't know what the fuel economy numbers will be because of the EPA's new tests," says Chris Alaniz, chief engineer for the new Dodge and Chrysler minivans, due out next autumn...
...EPA is also altering the design and content of the window sticker. The new label will allow consumers to make more informed decisions when comparing the fuel economy of new vehicles. In addition to better fuel economy estimates, for the first time the EPA will be requiring fuel economy labeling of medium-duty vehicles, which are between 8,500 and 10,000 lbs., including large sport-utility vehicles and vans. Manufacturers will be required to post fuel economy labels on these vehicles beginning with the 2011 model year...