Since 1999, truck-based SUVs have improved fuel economy by 43 percent, the EPA study said, and pickups improved by 18 percent in that period.
Nearly three-quarters of large pickup and SUV owners in the U.S. are interested in buying a more fuel-efficient vehicle, according to a survey released Monday by Consumer Reports.
That compares with 42 percent of drivers of all other types of vehicles, according to the survey, conducted this year for the first time by the influential magazine.
