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Great gas mileage.


EPA's `Fuel Economy Guide'

Have you considered how you can get the best gas mileage Noun 1. gas mileage - the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned
fuel consumption rate, gasoline mileage, mileage

ratio - the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
 for your money and protect the environment as well? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and  (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid.

EPA
abbr.
eicosapentaenoic acid


EPA,
n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic.

EPA,
n.
) publishes the Fuel Economy Guide annually to answer those questions and more. The free book details which vehicles have the highest fuel economy--whether a subcompact sub·com·pact  
n.
An automobile smaller than a compact.

Noun 1. subcompact - a car smaller than a compact car
subcompact car
 or an SUV--the best way to save fuel and money, and how fuel economy influences climate change, thereby affecting the environment. Call 800-363-3732 or log on to www.eren.doe.gov.
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Title Annotation:EPA fuel economy report
Author:Royal, Leslie E.
Publication:Black Enterprise
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jun 1, 2001
Words:87
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