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1908 Ford Model T: 25 MPG, 2004 EPA Average All Cars: 21 MPG
Key Excerpts from Article on Website of Detroit News/Newsweek/More
Posted: November 11th, 2006
http://www.WantToKnow.info/050711carmileageaveragempg
"Consumers
and regulators are putting more pressure on the auto industry to enhance fuel
economy, which was stagnant at an average 20.8 miles per gallon among all
2004 models and below the 1988 high of 22.1 mpg."--
Detroit
News, 4/11/05
"The Prius is the first significant departure from the combustion engine to make any
major inroads in the auto industry since Henry Ford invented the Model T in
1908."--
Newsweek,
9/20/04
"Ford's Model T, which went 25 miles on a gallon of gasoline, was more fuel efficient than the current Ford Explorer sport-utility vehicle -- which manages just 16 miles per gallon."
-- Detroit
News, 6/4/03
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