Car Buyers Rank Fuel Economy as a Top Priority

The Trump administration is expected to propose any day a rollback of greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards, based partly on the notion that Americans are not interested in efficient vehicles. However a new study shows that American consumers consider fuel efficiency one of a vehicle’s most important features — along with price, reliability, and safety. In fact, they rank fuel economy considerably ahead of premium features and acceleration, according to our survey of 1,883 US drivers...