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Newer vehicles getting better economy even at higher speeds

GasBuddy Blog -- Texas says "hit the gas pedal", and with recent drastic improvements in technology in vehicles, new cars today will likely get better fuel economy than yesterday's cars at the previous lower speed limits. Read yesterday's blog to read on how Texas is raising some speed limits to 85mph.

So- what gives? Well, thanks in part to Obama's CAFE standards, new (and old) technology is finally being developed into a significant portion of vehicles- many more than it used to. Manufacturer lineups must average 54.5mpg by 2025, and already today we're seeing companies like Ford and Chevy incorporate new and old technology into more of their vehicles.

Transmissions with more gears, turbochargers, superchargers, carbon fiber- it's all...

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Submitted Apr 25, 2012 By: PD

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rickfro All-Star Author San Diego Posts:685 Points:329,345 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 10:02:03 PM Ignore rickfro Report Abuse Now if we could get the mpgs up in Suvs, that would be great.
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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 5:51:57 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse duh, PD is all I can say. With newer technology, it's expected, if not a given that there is better fuel efficiency at all speeds.
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MrPeteH Rookie Author Colorado Springs Posts:4 Points:287,260 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2012 12:07:33 PM Ignore MrPeteH Report Abuse "54.5mpg by 2025" -- so large families and groups will have to drive multiple vehicles?! I'm curious... is there really any science behind these future standards? Electric vehicles are a nice idea, but the infrastructure cost is going to outweigh any benefit for a LONG time to come. Even the IEEE is cautious. Just for example, a neighborhood power grid can only handle TWO ev's in the neighborhood before that transformer canister on the power pole must be upgraded, at a cost of many thousands of dollars.
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