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September 27, 2016
DETROIT — Highway gas mileage estimates for about one-third of all new vehicles sold in the U.S. will fall by one mile per gallon because the government has changed the way it calculates the numbers on the window sticker.
The change, which begins with the 2017 model year, comes largely because people are loading up cars with more options such as heated seats that use electricity and create drag on engines. They're also running air conditioning more than in the past, and they're driving faster, both of which cut into mileage.
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