Table 4-11:  Passenger Car and Motorcycle Fuel Consumption and Travel,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1960,1965,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000
Vehicles registered (thousands),,,,,,,,,,,,,
Passenger cars,"61,671","75,258","89,244","106,706","121,601","127,885","133,700","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","3,897","3,872","3,826","3,879","4,152","4,346"
Vehicle-miles traveled (millions),,,,,,,,,,,,,
Passenger cars,"587,000","723,000","917,000","1,034,000","1,112,000","1,247,000","1,408,000","1,438,000","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","9,800","9,900","10,081","R10,283","10,584","10,479"
Fuel consumed (million gallons),,,,,,,,,,,,,
Passenger cars,"41,171","49,723","67,819","74,140","69,982","71,518","69,568","68,072","69,221","69,892","R71,695","73,283","72,916"
Motorcycles,a,a,60,113,204,182,191,196,198,202,R206,212,210
Average miles traveled per vehicle (thousands),,,,,,,,,,,,,
Passenger cars,9.5,9.6,10.3,9.7,9.1,9.8,10.5,11.2,11.3,11.6,11.7,11.8,12.0
Motorcycles,a,a,1.1,1.1,1.8,1.7,2.2,2.5,2.6,2.6,2.6,2.5,2.4
Average miles traveled per gallon,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Passenger cars,14.3,14.5,13.5,13.9,15.9,17.4,20.2,21.1,21.2,21.5,R21.6,21.4,22
Motorcycles,a,a,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50
Average fuel consumed per vehicle (gallons),,,,,,,,,,,,,
Passenger cars,668,661,760,695,576,559,520,530,534,539,R544,553,546
Motorcycles,a,a,21,23,36,33,45,50,51,53,53,51,48
KEY:  R = revised.,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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a  Included in passenger car.,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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NOTE,,,,,,,,,,,,,
See table 4-12 for other 2-axle 4-tire vehicles.,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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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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