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Average fuel economy declines in April

Chicago Tribune -- The average fuel economy of new cars and trucks purchased in April declined slightly from March as consumers bought more trucks and SUVs, according to TrueCar.com.

But motorists didn't exactly return to the gas-guzzling days of last decade. In April, the fuel economy average of new vehicles purchased was 23.3 m.p.g. compared with 23.4 m.p.g. in March.

In April, the price of gas moderated after peaking at a national average of $4 per gallon for regular in late March, according to AAA. On Friday, the average price for a gallon of gas was $3.80, according to AAA.

Although the decline in gas prices was modest, it was enough to cause the percentage of trucks and SUVs purchased by consumers to increase, said Jesse Toprak, vice president of market intelligence at TrueCar.com.

In April, 46.6%

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Submitted May 05, 2012 By: dgerst

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KAR120CSII Champion Author Oregon Posts:3,282 Points:641,755 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 11:21:56 PM Ignore KAR120CSII Report Abuse I think some of the comments on this article are entirely 'inappropriate'. Especially such as 'Whatever', 'Yes' and 'Interesting'. Please tone it down. [Edited by: KAR120CSII at 5/7/2012 11:23:06 PM EST]
sjf238 Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:1,215 Points:648,705 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 10:15:47 AM Ignore sjf238 Report Abuse Interesting.
koikaze Veteran Author Sacramento Posts:397 Points:110,400 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: May 7, 2012 2:37:54 AM Ignore koikaze Report Abuse a lot of people, especially in trucks and suv, still continue to drive with a heavy foot..
FuelishGuy All-Star Author Edmonton Posts:823 Points:950,855 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 4:21:56 PM Ignore FuelishGuy Report Abuse When the price trends back up, and guaranteed it will, those consumers who bought those big gas guzzlers will be the first ones to cry foul. Pretty short sighted on the consumers' part and even more short sightedness by the car manufacturers.
cheap59 Champion Author Michigan Posts:4,240 Points:982,520 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 3:23:09 PM Ignore cheap59 Report Abuse This is the way Americans think.
DanMtz Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,496 Points:1,271,125 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 2:21:02 PM Ignore DanMtz Report Abuse But the trend is still up.
ErnieK9LO Champion Author North Dakota Posts:2,811 Points:568,530 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 10:47:57 AM Ignore ErnieK9LO Report Abuse yes
Cashless Champion Author Akron Posts:3,655 Points:761,630 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 10:09:31 AM Ignore Cashless Report Abuse Not with me, my fuel economy has gone up.
gandalfthegrey1 Champion Author Houston Posts:1,184 Points:384,785 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 8:09:09 AM Ignore gandalfthegrey1 Report Abuse Somehow it doesn't seem all that logical that a few cents drop in gas prices - which won't last - is enough impetus to buy a truck or SUV they will have to pay for over 3-5 yrs. Beyond that both scu227 and gabisgram are right.
scu227 Champion Author New Haven Posts:4,308 Points:799,580 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 8:01:25 AM Ignore scu227 Report Abuse That equates to .10/per one hundred gallons. I think you could recoup that by conserving and driving a couple of miles less.
gabisgram Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,326 Points:938,000 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 7:46:57 AM Ignore gabisgram Report Abuse Sometimes you just need a truck.
bigmoo63 Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:1,284 Points:84,610 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 7:40:12 AM Ignore bigmoo63 Report Abuse Whatever.
nozzle46 Champion Author Little Rock Posts:6,761 Points:1,486,845 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 6:25:09 AM Ignore nozzle46 Report Abuse It's amazing to me that people will plunk down $40K over a few pennies change in gas price? Is it going to stay there? I doubt it.
packards42 Champion Author Washington Posts:6,535 Points:1,147,920 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 4:55:48 AM Ignore packards42 Report Abuse Not exactly Obama 54 mpg. yet, we all be riding scooters by 2025, if EPA keep detuning the European model auto to save a little co, and let the Chinese burn coal and the southeast Asia burn NATURAL GAS WITH 20 co2, going straight up the stack in to the jet stream to America. Our EPA requirements are killing the ecomony, shutting down industry. closing refineries, and we buying import from the worlds greatest polluters
1momsunshine Champion Author Ottawa Posts:5,615 Points:1,026,020 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 4:14:46 AM Ignore 1momsunshine Report Abuse hmm
Point__man Champion Author Raleigh Posts:4,477 Points:905,395 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 2:59:18 AM Ignore Point__man Report Abuse it's the economy and manufacturers catering to those willing to pay more for the larger vehicles than the more efficient ones. as the economy gets better, sales of larger vehicles will increase again and the manufacturers have already been planning for that to happen ;)
koikaze Veteran Author Sacramento Posts:397 Points:110,400 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 1:10:02 AM Ignore koikaze Report Abuse yea
kenji554 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:1,217 Points:533,820 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 12:43:32 AM Ignore kenji554 Report Abuse ok
packards42 Champion Author Washington Posts:6,535 Points:1,147,920 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 12:41:17 AM Ignore packards42 Report Abuse this is a long way from the 54 by 2025.
FlyNFool Champion Author South Carolina Posts:8,379 Points:1,712,675 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 12:39:51 AM Ignore FlyNFool Report Abuse I did notice that, what's up?
rickfro All-Star Author San Diego Posts:693 Points:332,080 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 12:27:59 AM Ignore rickfro Report Abuse Keep pushing the mpg up.
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anascom Champion Author Hamilton Posts:1,593 Points:556,690 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 6, 2012 12:08:14 AM Ignore anascom Report Abuse great! hopefully the same thing will happen during summer.
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davenles Champion Author Texas Posts:3,336 Points:746,360 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 10:56:01 PM Ignore davenles Report Abuse Is the novelty wearing off green cars?
bandannaman Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,849 Points:365,610 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 10:52:46 PM Ignore bandannaman Report Abuse We can adapt to anything!
TomT2Lee Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:5,471 Points:1,623,885 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 10:30:01 PM Ignore TomT2Lee Report Abuse Looks like Americans have already adjusted to higher gas prices by returning to the heavy gas pedal action.
tatker Champion Author Asheville Posts:2,100 Points:586,105 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 9:51:00 PM Ignore tatker Report Abuse Its been hotter than normal so more AC usage? Thus back to global warming... damnit [Edited by: tatker at 5/5/2012 9:51:08 PM EST]
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SammyAdams Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:3,197 Points:820,405 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 9:07:44 PM Ignore SammyAdams Report Abuse What type of car would people buy if they were truly free and if fuel was priced at only $1.00 (or less) per gallon? Well, it seems obvious that they would NOT be buying the EVs (those vehicles slightly larger than pregnant roller skates) those being pushed by BO and his Republican predecessor. With gas currently at just slightly less than $4.00 per gallon, they are still purchasing SUVs and Pick-up trucks. The sad part is that we consider ourselves to be FREE, but in reality, we are vassals to an out of control FEDERAL government. No matter how liberally you define freedom, we are less free in many respects than the serfs living in Feudal times. How can this be? Don't we live in a Democratic Republic? Don't WE determine who our leaders will be? Well, it's not the FORM of government which determines how much freedom you possess, but the AMOUNT. We could be living under a benevolent dictator who allowed a wide array of rights; taking a small amount of money (taxes) so that the citizens of his kingdom could keep more. Wouldn't that be better than being free to elect our governing officials and paying 60% of our income to the various levels of government? Those aforementioned "serfs" were only paying about ONE THIRD of their sustenance to the king and we considered them to be SLAVES.
aquarinut Champion Author British Columbia Posts:1,630 Points:444,595 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: May 5, 2012 9:00:49 PM Ignore aquarinut Report Abuse Or.....???? Is ethanol now being brought into the picture!!??
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