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Table 4-11: Passenger Car and Motorcycle Fuel Consumption
and Travel
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Vehicles registered (thousands) |
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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 |
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 |
Vehicle-miles traveled (millions) |
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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 |
1,470,000 |
1,502,556 |
R1,549,577 |
1,569,100 |
1,601,914 |
Motorcycles |
a |
a |
3,000 |
5,600 |
10,200 |
9,100 |
9,600 |
9,200 |
9,600 |
9,900 |
10,200 |
9,800 |
9,900 |
10,081 |
R10,283 |
10,584 |
10,479 |
Fuel consumed (million gallons) |
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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 |
R71,695 |
73,283 |
72,916 |
Motorcycles |
a |
a |
60 |
113 |
204 |
182 |
191 |
184 |
191 |
198 |
205 |
196 |
198 |
202 |
R206 |
212 |
210 |
Average miles traveled per vehicle (thousands) |
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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 |
11.7 |
11.8 |
12.0 |
Motorcycles |
a |
a |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
Average miles traveled per gallon |
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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 |
R21.6 |
21.4 |
22 |
Motorcycles |
a |
a |
50 |
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50 |
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Average fuel consumed per vehicle (gallons) |
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Passenger cars |
668 |
661 |
760 |
695 |
576 |
559 |
520 |
501 |
517 |
527 |
531 |
530 |
534 |
539 |
R544 |
553 |
546 |
Motorcycles |
a |
a |
21 |
23 |
36 |
33 |
45 |
44 |
47 |
50 |
55 |
50 |
51 |
53 |
53 |
51 |
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KEY: R = revised.
a Included in passenger car.
NOTE:
See table 4-12for other 2-axle 4-tire vehicles.
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.
1995-2000: 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.
1995-2000: 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.
1995-2000: 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.
1990-2000: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC:
Annual issues), table VM-1.
Average miles traveled per vehicle, average miles traveled per
gallon, average fuel consumed per vehicle: derived by calculation.
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