Table 4-5
New Model Year Fuel Efficiency for Road Motor Vehicles
(Gallons per 100 miles)
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| Sales weighted average |
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| Passenger cars |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
| Light trucks |
4.8 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
U |
U |
U |
4.8 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
| Range |
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| Passenger cars |
8.8 to 2.1 |
8.2 to 2.1 |
7.6 to 2.1 |
U |
3.9 to 2.9 |
4.6 to 2.7 |
11.5 to 1.5 |
9.7 to 1.7 |
7.2 to 1.8 |
| Light trucks |
9.5 to 2.9 |
8.0 to 3.6 |
7.7 to 3.6 |
U |
U |
U |
8.4 to 3.0 |
6.8 to 3.0 |
7.1 to 3.2 |
KEY: U = Data are unavailable.
NOTES
All Countries
Sales weighted average: Assumes 55 percent city and 45 percent highway travel.
Light trucks: Gross vehicle weight rating of zero kg to 3,856 kg (i.e., 8,500
pounds or less).
Averages and ranges: United States and Canada include both domestic and imported
vehicles. Mexico includes only domestic vehicles.
SOURCES
Canada
Sales weighted average: Transport Canada. Transportation in Canada, 1997
- Annual Report, TP 13198. (Ottawa, Ont.: 1998).
Ranges: Natural Resources Canada. Canada's Energy Outlook, 1996-2020. (Ottawa,
Ont.: 1997).
Transport Canada and Natural Resources Canada. Fuel Consumption Guide, Annual.
(Ottawa, Ont.: various years).
Mexico
Secretaría de Energía. Comisión Nacional para el Ahorro
de Energía, Dirección de Transporte. (Mexico City, D.F.: 1998).
United States
Sales weighted average: U.S. Department of Transportation. National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration. Consumer Programs Division, NPS-32. (Washington,
DC: 1998).
Ranges: U.S. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration. Automotive Fuel Economy Program. Twenty-second Annual Report
to Congress. (Washington, DC: various years).
U.S. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Consumer Programs Division, NPS-32. Private Communication. (Washington, DC: 1998).
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