Table 4-11: Passenger Car and Motorcycle Fuel Consumption and Travel,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,1960,1965,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006 Vehicles registered (thousands),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Passenger cars,"61,671","75,258","89,244","106,706","121,601","127,885","133,700","128,300","126,581","127,327","127,883","128,387","129,728","129,749","131,839","132,432","133,621","137,633","135,921","135,670","136,431","136,568","135,400" Motorcycles,574,"1,382","2,824","4,964","5,694","5,444","4,259","4,177","4,065","3,978","3,757","3,897","3,872","3,826","3,879","4,152","4,346","4,903","5,004","5,370","5,768","6,227","6,686" Vehicle-miles traveled (millions),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Passenger cars,"587,000","723,000","917,000","1,034,000","1,112,000","1,247,000","1,408,000","1,358,000","1,372,000","1,375,000","1,406,000","1,438,000","1,469,854","1,502,556","1,549,577","1,569,100","1,600,287","1,628,332","1,658,474","1,672,079","1,699,890","(R) 1,708,421","1,682,671" Motorcycles,a,a,"3,000","5,600","10,200","9,100","9,600","9,200","9,600","9,900","10,200","9,800","9,920","10,081","10,283","10,584","10,469","9,639","9,552","9,577","10,122","(R) 10,454","12,401" Fuel consumed (million gallons),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Passenger cars,"41,171","49,723","67,819","74,140","69,982","71,518","69,568","64,317","65,436","67,048","67,874","68,072","69,221","69,892","71,695","73,283","73,065","73,559","75,471","75,455","75,402","(R) 77,418","74,983" Motorcycles,a,a,60,113,204,182,191,184,191,198,205,196,198,202,206,212,209,193,191,192,202,(R) 189,221 Average miles traveled per vehicle (thousands),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Passenger cars,9.5,9.6,10.3,9.7,9.1,9.8,10.5,10.6,10.8,10.8,11.0,11.2,11.3,11.6,11.8,11.8,12.0,12,12.2,12.3,12.5,(R) 12.5,12.4 Motorcycles,a,a,1.1,1.1,1.8,1.7,2.3,2.2,2.4,2.5,2.7,2.5,2.6,2.6,2.7,2.5,2.4,2,1.9,1.8,1.8,(R) 1.7,1.9 Average miles traveled per gallon,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Passenger cars,14.3,14.5,13.5,13.9,15.9,17.4,20.2,21.1,21.0,20.5,20.7,21.1,21.2,21.5,21.6,21.4,21.9,22.1,22.0,22.2,23,(R) 22.1,22.4 Motorcycles,a,a,50.0,49.6,50.0,50.0,50.3,50.0,50.3,50.0,49.8,50.0,50.0,50.0,50.0,50.0,50.0,49.9,50.0,50.0,50,(R) 55.2,56.1 Average fuel consumed per vehicle (gallons),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Passenger cars,668,661,760,695,576,559,520,501,517,527,531,530,534,539,544,553,547,534,555,556,553,(R) 567,554 Motorcycles,a,a,21,23,36,33,45,44,47,50,55,50,51,53,53,51,48,39,38,36,35,(R) 30,33 KEY: R = revised.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a Included in passenger car.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, NOTES,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, See table 4-12 for other 2-axle 4-tire vehicles.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "Average miles traveled per vehicle, average miles traveled per gallon, average fuel consumed per vehicle are derived by calculation.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, SOURCES,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Passenger car:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Number registered:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "1960-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table MV-201. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "1995-2005: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1.",,,,,,,,,,,,,, All other categories:,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "1960-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table VM-201A. For 1970-94, the unrevised motorcycle vehicle-miles and fuel consumed are subtracted from the combined passenger car and motorcycle vehicle-miles and fuel consumed from VM-201A. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,, "1995-2006: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1.",,,,,,,,,,,,,, Motorcycle:,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Number registered:,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "1960-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table MV-201. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,, "1995-2005: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,, All other categories:,,,,,,,,,,,,,, "1970-85: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1985, table VM-201A.",,,,,,,,,,,,,, "1990-2006: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1.",,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,