Automotive Fuel Economy of New Vehicles at All-time High by Gary Kopycinski on April 4, 2013 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Automotive: BMW Recalling 1 Million Vehicles November 3, 2017 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Report Finds Sharp Increase in Riskier Longer-term Auto Loans November 2, 2017 Report: Electric Vehicle Adoption in Illinois Will Lead to Billions of Dollars in Benefits September 28, 2017 ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2013. Fuel economy of new vehicles sold in the United States is at its highest level ever, say researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.