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Chrysler fooling consumers
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Most members of the nonprofit `Union of Concerned Scientists` for sure tackle more complex issues than the simple fuel economy calculations, but now the organization nonetheless unveiled some numbers on Tuesday evening casting the doubt on Chrysler's promotion "Let鈥檚 Refuel America".
"Chrysler is trying to pull a fast one on potential car buyers. It's using this cynical deal to distract consumers from the fact that its cars get poor gas mileage. Rather than sticking customers with gas guzzlers, Chrysler should focus on delivering more miles per gallon," Friedman wrote it in a press statement, on behalf of UCS. "That would not only save their customers money at the pump, it would help cut America's oil addiction and reduce global warming pollution at the same time."
"At the current price of $3.61 a gallon, the buyer of an average Chrysler vehicle would save $400 a year under Chrysler's deal. But a mere 3-mpg boost would yield the same savings over the 15,000 miles per year typically driven in the first three years of ownership," adds Friedman. "Over the lifetime of a vehicle, such a fuel economy increase would save drivers more than $3,000. It wouldn't stop saving drivers money after just three years."
"Instead of gambling with Chrysler on the price of gas over the next three years, car buyers should go with the certainty of a fuel-efficient vehicle," he says.
Calling the firm "Public Polluter Number One," UCS affirmed the company really had "the worst global warming performance" on half the classes selling cars. "Its small pickup trucks produce more smog than any class of vehicles from any other automaker."
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