Fuel Economy Tradeoffs Graphic (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Fuel Economy Tradeoffs Graphic

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From 1975 to 1990, most of the benefit from fuel saving technologies went towards making cars more fuel efficient. From 1990 to 2009, a greater share of those potential savings were cancelled out by changes that made cars faster, bigger or more luxurious.

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