It may have taken a few decades but in one single model year, Kia Motors became the fastest and largest gaining automaker in the U.S. in regards to fuel economy. According the EPA, from 2009 through 2010, the Korean brand increased its mpg rating by 11.6 percent; more than any other manufacture. Kia also managed to bump its Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) rating to 27 mpg which is a dead tie for top spot ranking. If that wasn’t enough, the brand also managed to do something rather nice for Mother Nature by reducing its entire C02 emissions by 10.1 percent in just one year. That reduction, like the efficiency gain, was best among all the car makers present in the America.
“Our goal is to stay ahead of the industry by applying innovative technologies such as direct-injection and turbo charged engines to advance our efforts and continue improving on the benchmarks Kia has set in the sustainability realm,” said Michael Sprague, vice president of marketing and communications for Kia Motor America. The data came by way of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) latest fuel economy trends report. With information and research dating back to 1975, the study covers all light-duty manufactures and their mpgs and carbon emissions. With green friendly vehicles such as the Optima Hybrid and gas saving technologies such as start/stop, Kia has been and is making deep strides to become one of the cleanest car makers the world has ever seen.
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