Data gurus, I need your help
Does anyone know where to get the EPA ratings for cars in ANY database format? Comma delimited is fine.
I'm going to try to add all of EPA ratings to the site so we can track who has hypermileage status, but I can't find a usable database anywhere. A while ago someone posted a link to the EPA's downloadable database, but it was not easily usable. If ANYONE can help, please let me know. This will also enable you to compare your car to other drivers of the same car. |
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Dibs on Honda!
Dibs on Honda!
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Fine then, dibs on Acura!
Fine then, dibs on Acura!
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I'm going on a road trip (MPG!!!) and will be back tomorrow. We can discuss it more then. |
EPA 1978 -
EPA 1978 - 2006
https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/download.shtml i opened the 1998 db and it looked ok to me. i think rh77 pointed me to this link originally. |
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I guess that helps shave a few years off of our list though. |
the 97 file isn't TOO bad.
the 97 file isn't TOO bad. just needs some massaging. i think it could be cleaned up in a few minutes.
it's not delimited and there are some unknown fields (e.g. numeric, in front of the manufacturer and a couple of other ones). but at least there's consistent whitespace between most of the columns. |
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That being said, I started to look at the data, and it's still messy. Even the most recent years have their problems. For example, there are 4 "civics" in 1999. Nothing is said about WHICH civic they are talking about (DX, LX, Si, hatchback, sedan, etc.) So I think the best solution might be to let the users enter their vehicles themselves. most people know their own EPA ratings. We can slowly build the database as we need it. There is no need for us to slave over 28 years of data (often with over 700 entries for each year). It also doesn't help that each year the EPA changed it's data format. What do you all think? |
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