Hyundai reports fuel economy progress

At Hyundai we pride ourselves on offering the most fuel efficient cars around and with cars like the Chicago Hyundai Sonata, drivers can always take advantage of fuel saving technology and can save at the pump!  We’re also committed to keeping drivers informed and so Hyundai recently released both its sales-weighted Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) results and its average window-label fuel economy results. This makes us the first automaker to disclose either of these important fuel economy data points. Read on to learn more!

John Krafcik, Hyundai Motor America’s president and CEO, spoke out saying:

“At the beginning of the year, we began reporting monthly sales-weighted Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) results, to allow journalist, policy-makers, and consumers the ability to judge our progress against the evolving CAFE standards. … Now, we are going one step further and sharing average window-label fuel economy results, so stakeholders can better understand the very real difference between these two metrics.”

Here’s a look at the numbers:

SALES WEIGHTED FUEL ECONOMY

	SeptemberCAFE MPG	2011 CYTDCAFE MPG	September Window-Label Combined MPG	2011 CYTD Window Label Combined MPG
Car	37.4	36.7	28.2	27.7
Truck	28.5	28.7	21.8	21.9
Hyundai Brand	36.5	35.9	27.6	27.1

 

Unsure what the difference is between CAFE mpg and Window-label mpg?

• CAFE fuel economy is based on data from fuel economy tests and does not include adjustments taken to reflect real-world driving conditions. These numbers are used to set federal standards.
• Average window-label fuel economy on the other hand is what is shown on the vehicle window sticker. It is calculated by taking data from fuel economy tests and applying adjustments which results in ratings that more accurately reflect what drivers will get in real-world driving.

From here on out, Hyundai will provide both sets of data to help drivers and policy makers alike understand the significant differences between CAFE standard fuel economy values and real-world fuel economy values.

Krafcik says there’s one important thing to remember:

“CAFE values, since they are unadjusted for real-world driving conditions, are more than 30 percent higher than the real-world adjusted fuel economy values shown on new car window stickers. … It’s important to continue to make this point so the dialogue around fuel economy standards, which are based on CAFE values and not real-world values, can be put into the appropriate context.”

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