EPA updates MPG sticker for used cars
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09-12-2013, 02:50 PM
EPA updates MPG sticker for used cars
Filed under: MPG, Legislation and Policy, USA
If you think your mileage may vary with a brand new vehicle, take a look at the differences in fuel economy results for older cars. Sites like the EPA's Fuel Economy tracker and Fuelly prove that there is not such thing as a standard MPG number, despite the EPA's best efforts. This all isn't stopping the EPA from releasing a new window sticker designed for used cars, which the agency announced today. It could be an important tool, since over 40 million used cars were sold in the US last year.
The EPA came up with a used car MPG sticker in 2011, but the updated tool unveiled today has a different disclaimer, one that doesn't say that the average car loses two percent of its fuel economy level every year, even when properly maintained. The press release announcing the new sticker does say, "As a vehicle's fuel economy changes very little over a typical 15-year life with proper maintenance, the original EPA fuel economy estimate remains the best indicator of a used vehicle's average gas mileage." In other words, your mileage will pretty much certainly vary.Continue reading EPA updates MPG sticker for used cars
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If you think your mileage may vary with a brand new vehicle, take a look at the differences in fuel economy results for older cars. Sites like the EPA's Fuel Economy tracker and Fuelly prove that there is not such thing as a standard MPG number, despite the EPA's best efforts. This all isn't stopping the EPA from releasing a new window sticker designed for used cars, which the agency announced today. It could be an important tool, since over 40 million used cars were sold in the US last year.
Over 40 million used cars were sold in the US last year.
To use the tool, simply go to the EPA's Fuel Economy minisite, put in your vehicle data and then print out the resulting image (or download it for use online). The numbers are the same as what is in the regular database but do not include the "Your MPG" user average. Basically, this is just a way to make the information in the EPA's database easy to print out and display in your car's window when it sits along the side of the road or on the dealer lots. As easy as it is, there is no requirement for dealers to display the information, but the Consumer Federation of America said in a statement that it may try to mandate this. The EPA database goes back to 1984 model year vehicles and if you're buying anything older than that, we have to assume fuel economy is not at the top of your list of important features.The EPA came up with a used car MPG sticker in 2011, but the updated tool unveiled today has a different disclaimer, one that doesn't say that the average car loses two percent of its fuel economy level every year, even when properly maintained. The press release announcing the new sticker does say, "As a vehicle's fuel economy changes very little over a typical 15-year life with proper maintenance, the original EPA fuel economy estimate remains the best indicator of a used vehicle's average gas mileage." In other words, your mileage will pretty much certainly vary.Continue reading EPA updates MPG sticker for used cars
EPA updates MPG sticker for used cars originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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