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Article: EPA: Fuel Economy Hits 20-Yr. Low
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- October 5, 2001
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H. JOSEF HEBERT, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
10-05-2001
EPA: Fuel Economy Hits 20-Yr. Low
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Although automakers have developed substantial fuel saving technologies over the years, they have used them largely to boost performance and vehicle size and weight, a government report concludes.
As a result, fuel economy of new passenger vehicles is as poor as it's ever been in the past 20 years and worse than in 1988, according to the report.
``Fuel economy is being traded for weight and power,'' says the fuel economy trends report released Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The report is expected to add to the debate over whether the government should require ...