Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Fuel Economy (cars) - gov website.

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (Through 2005) Donate to DU
 
Fear Donating Member (745 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-12-04 01:58 PM
Original message
Fuel Economy (cars) - gov website.
Edited on Sun Dec-12-04 01:59 PM by Fear
How funny, I actually stumbled upon a gov website that lists the fuel economy of cars, and I must say it's very nicely done! (The cars I was looking for where listed and got all the details I wanted).

Ironically the Hummers where exempted from the tests ::shrug:

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/


---------------------------------------------------
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/which_tested.shtml
---------------------------------------------------
Manufacturers are not required to test each individual new vehicle offered for sale. They are only required to test one representative vehicle—typically a preproduction prototype—for each combination of loaded vehicle weight class, transmission class, and basic engine (size, number of cylinders, fuel system, etc.).

In addition, some vehicles are exempt from these requirements:

Large vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) over 8,500 pounds, such as larger pickup trucks and SUVs (GVWR is the weight of the vehicle, all fluids, and its maximum carrying capacity)

Motorcycles

Popular Vehicles Exempt from Federal Fuel Economy Standards
(Gross Vehicle Weight > 8,500 lbs)*
Pickup Trucks SUVs Vans
Chevrolet
Avalanche 2500 Series ¾ Ton Avalanche 2500 Series ¾ Ton Express 2500 Passenger
Silverado 2500/3500 Series Suburban ¾ Ton Express 3500 Cargo
Dodge
RAM 2500/3500 Series
Ford
F-250/350 Series Excursion E Series (w/ 6.8L Triton or 6.0L Diesel Engine)
GMC
Sierra 2500/3500 Series Yukon XL ¾ Ton Savanna 2500/3500 Passenger
Savanna 3500 Cargo
Hummer
H1 & H2
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (Through 2005) Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC