...all new vehicles sold in the United States. ''Soaring'' gasoline prices? Ha! Light trucks average 20.7 mpg. Cars average 27.5 mpg. The most fuel-economical cars, mini-cars and subcompacts, such as versions of the Honda Civic that...

...standards for SUVs. In the latest federal ratings, SUVs, vans and pickup trucks average 17.9 miles per gallon, while cars average 23.9 mpg. Conservation groups say that increasing fuel economy to 40 mpg by 2012 would produce oil savings far larger...

...Global Warming and Energy Program, are pushing Congress to increase those standards. Ideally, they would like the car average raised to 45 mpg and the truck number raised to 34 mpg after 2001, when current CAFE standards are set to expire...