claim: "both china and japan have surpassed us, with japanese cars now getting an average of 45 miles to the gallon."
author: barack obama
evidence_1: the california center for sustainable energy tested two prius plug-in with 13  different drivers during seven weeks and reported an average combined fuel  economy of 83 miles per us gallon (2.8 l/100 km; 100 mpg‑imp) on an average  round trip commute of 22 miles (35 km). the best average attained was 97.9  miles per ...
evidence_2: states license. to view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/ or send a letter to ..... while china uses more than 5 times  the electricity of japan overall, because the population of japan is so .... this, we  will need to know the miles per gallon both cars get, as well as the number of  miles.
evidence_3: a hybrid electric vehicle (hev) is a type of hybrid vehicle and electric vehicle that  combines a conventional internal combustion engine (ice) system with an  electric propulsion system (hybrid vehicle drivetrain). the presence of the electric  powertrain is intended to achieve either better fuel economy than a conventional  ...
evidence_4: sep 30, 2015 ... the world's stock of vehicles has recently surpassed one billion, and there are  few signs that this trend will reverse anytime soon. ... its interest in this policy  instrument – fuel-economy standards have also been adopted in countries like  china, india and japan, who are all aiming for at least 55 mpg by 2020.
evidence_5: the cuts are part of mitsubishi's move to reduce planned output by 110,000  vehicles in the year ending march because of tumbling sales in japan, the u.s.  and europe. japan's vehicle sales may fall to the lowest in 31 years in 2009,  according to the country's automobile manufacturers association. mitsubishi will  also halt ...