Chapter 4 Light Vehicles and Characteristics

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Table 4.1 Summary Statistics for Cars, 1970–2006
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Table 4.2 Summary Statistics for Two-Axle, Four-Tire Trucks , 1970-2006
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Table 4.3 Summary Statistics on Class 1, Class 2a, and Class 2b Light Trucks
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Table 4.4 Sales Estimates of Class 1, Class 2a, and Class 2b Light Trucks, 1989-1999
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Table 4.5 New Retail Car Sales in the United States, 1970–2006
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Table 4.6 New Retail Sales of Trucks 10,000 pounds GVW and Less in the United States, 1970–2006
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Table 4.7 Period Sales, Market Shares, and Sales-Weighted Fuel Economies of New Domestic and Import Cars, Selected Model Years 1975-2007
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Table 4.8 Period Sales, Market Shares, and Sales-Weighted Fuel Economies of New Domestic and Import Light Trucks, Model Years 1975-2007
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Table 4.9 Light Vehicle Market Shares by Size Class, Model Years 1975–2007
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Figure 4.1 Light Vehicle Market Shares, Model Years, 1975-2007
 
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Table 4.10 Sales-Weighted Engine Size of New Domestic and Import Cars by Size Class, Model Years 1975–2007
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Table 4.11 Sales-Weighted Engine Size of New Domestic and Import Light Trucks by Size Class, Model Years 1975–2007
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Table 4.12 Sales-Weighted Curb Weight of New Domestic and Import Cars by Size Class, Model Years 1975–2007
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Table 4.13 Sales-Weighted Interior Space of New Domestic and Import Cars by Size Class, Model Years 1977–2007
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Table 4.14 Average Material Consumption for a Domestic Car, 1977, 1990, and 2004
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Table 4.15 New Light Vehicle Dealerships and Sales, 1970–2006
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Table 4.16 Conventional Refueling Stations, 1993-2006
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Table 4.17 Car Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards versus Sales-Weighted Fuel Economy Estimates, 1978–2007
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Table 4.18 Light Truck Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards versus Sales-Weighted Fuel Economy Estimates, 1978–2007
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Table 4.19 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Fines Collected, 1983-2006
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Table 4.20 The Gas Guzzler Tax on New Cars
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Table 4.21 Tax Receipts from the Sale of Gas Guzzlers, 1980-2006
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Figure 4.2 Fuel Economy by Speed, 1973, 1984 and 1997 Studies
 
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Table 4.22 Fuel Economy by Speed, 1973, 1984 and 1997 Studies
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Table 4.23 Vehicle Specifications for Vehicles Tested in the 1997 Study
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Table 4.24 Steady Speed Fuel Economy for Vehicles Tested in the 1997 Study
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Table 4.25 Driving Cycle Attributes
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Figure 4.3 City Driving Cycle
 
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Figure 4.4 Highway Driving Cycle
 
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Figure 4.5 Air Conditioning (SC03) Driving Cycle
 
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Figure 4.6 Cold Temperature (Cold FTP) Driving Cycle
 
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Figure 4.7 High Speed (US06) Driving Cycle
 
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Figure 4.8 New York City Driving Cycle
 
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Figure 4.9 Representative Number Five Driving Cycle
 
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Table 4.26 Projected Fuel Economies from U.S., European, and Japanese Driving Cycles
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Table 4.27 Comparison of U.S., European, and Japanese Driving Cycles
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Table 4.28 Occupant Fatalities by Vehicle Type and Nonoccupant Fatalities, 1975-2006
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Table 4.29 Light Vehicle Occupant Safety Data, 1975-2006
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Table 4.30 Crashes by Crash Severity, Crash Type, and Vehicle Type, 2006
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Figure 4.10 Percent Rollover Occurrence in Fatal Crashes by Vehicle Type, 2006
 
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Table 4.31 Summary Statistics on Light Transit Vehicles, 1994-2005
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