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Gas mileage of new vehicles sold in the U.S. was 24.8 mpg in
November, up 0.1 mpg from the revised October figure, say researchers at the
University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
Average fuel economy (window-sticker values) of cars, light
trucks, vans and SUVs purchased last month is up 23 percent, or 4.7 mpg, since
October 2007, the first month of monitoring, according to UMTRI researchers
Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle.