Peaked in 1987

Well, yes, some of us might have in an Al Bundy sort of way, but this is a reference to a fairly recent article about gas mileage for cars. An excerpt:

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the average gas mileage for cars sold in the United States during 1980 was 23.1 mpg, while the average gas mileage for cars sold in the U.S. during 2004 was 24.7 mph - a whopping increase of less than 7%.

In the NHTSA’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) report, it states that the peak gas mileage for cars sold in America was 26.2 mph and was achieved in 1987. After peaking during the end of the Ronald Reagan administration, the average gas mileage fluctuated between 24.5 and 25.6 mpg. Not exactly advancing with technology.