Published January 18, 2013 There's a change afoot with the new
Monroney label, aka a car's window sticker, for the 2013 model
year. The aim of the revamped label, which is created jointly by
the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection
Agency, is to make the information more clear for car shoppers
and to provide more effective ways to compare the fuel economy
and its associated costs of multiple cars. Let's take a look at
the specifics of the new label. Miles per gallon. For gasoline-
powered cars, the new car window stickers put the combined fuel
economy number measured in miles per gallon in large type,
minimizing both the city and highway mpg numbers that were
previously very prominent. The switch in emphasis is an effort
to help consumers set more realistic expectations on what fuel
economy to expect. For pure electric cars, the combined fuel
economy number is also the most prominent, with the city and
highway numbers secondary. These are mpge ratings, or "miles per
gallon equivalent," so car