EPA making fuel figures more realistic

Tuesday, December 12, 2006
From staff and wire reports

Lee Lippert has never believed the mileage estimates he reads on brand-new cars — especially domestic models.

“The mileages never reflect reality,” said Mr. Lippert, a Carrick native who was browsing for a new Dodge truck for the Bakery Barn in Mount Pleasant.

The Dodge truck he was driving for his boss has a 38-gallon tank and on recent trips to Boston and back the vehicle had to be refueled three times each way. Mr. Lippert’s mission yesterday was to trade it in for a smaller, more fuel efficient quad-cab pickup.

“It was sucking gas,” said Mr. Lippert. “But the stickers never tell the truth. I have never believed them.”

He might just have to start having faith in the Environmental Protection Agency because next year EPA mileage estimates on cars, trucks and sport utility vehicles will actually begin reflecting the way people actually drive.

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