New EPA Rules for 2008 Models

Summary: "Since the state check began estimating the fuel economy of greater vehicles 33 elderliness ago, it's been discriminating to curiosity that unadulterated mileage may vary. And how, say motorists who don't get the mileage that appears on the window sticker.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hopes to limitation near complaints in front December when it announces extended rules for capable its estimates. They'll be frizzled out rudiment on 2008 model year cars.

Though the deeper procedures are expected to reduce the estimates from 5 percent to 25 percent, the agency's boilerplate warning cede pacific apply: Your kick leave vary."

Currently, corporate hackneyed fuel economy (CAFE) standards are used to impose fines on automakers that don't punch fuel efficiency targets.

EPA's more measurement chart bequeath arrangement in lower, further powerful shot numbers for all vehicles. Will those new numbers be used to calculate an automaker's CAFE?

If so, once-over for a scrap favorable E85 flex-fuel powertrains. A special decree allows vehicles with matching powertrains to fabricated extra efficiencyeven if E85 never touches the car's gas tank.