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Table 4-12: Other 2-Axle 4-Tire Vehicle Fuel
Consumption and Travel
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| Number
registered (thousands) |
14,211 |
20,418 |
27,876 |
37,214 |
48,275 |
53,033 |
57,091 |
59,994 |
62,904 |
65,738 |
69,134 |
70,224 |
71,330 |
75,356 |
79,085 |
84,188 |
85,011 |
87,032 |
| Vehicle-miles
traveled (millions) |
123,000 |
201,000 |
291,000 |
391,000 |
575,000 |
649,000 |
707,000 |
746,000 |
765,000 |
790,000 |
816,540 |
850,739 |
868,275 |
901,022 |
923,059 |
943,207 |
(R)
966,034 |
998,004 |
| Fuel
consumed (million gallons) |
12,313 |
19,081 |
23,796 |
27,363 |
35,611 |
38,217 |
40,929 |
42,851 |
44,112 |
45,605 |
47,354 |
49,388 |
50,462 |
52,859 |
52,939 |
53,522 |
(R)
55,220 |
56,302 |
| Average
miles traveled per vehicle (thousands) |
8.7 |
9.8 |
10.4 |
10.5 |
11.9 |
12.2 |
12.4 |
12.4 |
12.2 |
12.0 |
11.8 |
12.1 |
12.2 |
12.0 |
11.7 |
11.2 |
11.4 |
11.5 |
| Average
miles traveled per gallon |
10.0 |
10.5 |
12.2 |
14.3 |
16.1 |
17.0 |
17.3 |
17.4 |
17.3 |
17.3 |
17.2 |
17.2 |
17.2 |
17.0 |
17.4 |
17.6 |
(R) 17.5 |
17.7 |
| Average
fuel consumed per vehicle (gallons) |
866 |
935 |
854 |
735 |
738 |
721 |
717 |
714 |
701 |
694 |
685 |
703 |
707 |
701 |
669 |
636 |
(R) 650 |
647 |
KEY: R = revised.
NOTES
Nearly
all vehicles in this category are light trucks, which include vans, pickup
trucks, and sport utility vehicles. In
1995, the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration
revised its vehicle categories beginning with 1993 data. They are passenger car, other 2-axle 4-tire
vehicle, single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck, and combination truck. Prior to 1993, some minivans and sport
utility vehicles were included under the passenger car category.
SOURCES
1970-94: U.S. Department
of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway
Statistics
Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009
(Washington, DC: July 1997), table VM-201A.
1995-2003: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1.
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