Study finds 6.3% spread in fuel economy obtained with maximum and minimum rolling resistance tires

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By mmillikinJan 8, 2016, 12:31 pm118 ptsTrending
A new report by University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) researcher Dr. Michael Sivak has found a 6.3% spread between the fuel economy obtained with maximum and minimum rolling resistance tires. At the average 2015 price of regular gasoline, the obtained fuel-consumption extremes result…

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