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Table
4-11: Passenger Car and Motorcycle
Fuel Consumption and Travel
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| Passenger
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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 |
137,633 |
135,921 |
135,670 |
136,431 |
136,568 |
135,400 |
135,933 |
| 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 |
4,903 |
5,004 |
5,370 |
5,768 |
6,227 |
(R) 6,679 |
7,138 |
| Vehicle-miles traveled (millions) |
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| Passenger
carsa |
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 |
1,469,854 |
1,502,556 |
1,549,577 |
1,569,100 |
1,600,287 |
1,628,332 |
1,658,474 |
1,672,079 |
1,699,890 |
1,708,421 |
(R) 1,690,534 |
1,670,994 |
| Motorcycles |
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U |
3,000 |
5,600 |
10,200 |
9,100 |
9,600 |
9,200 |
9,600 |
9,900 |
10,200 |
9,800 |
9,920 |
10,081 |
10,283 |
10,584 |
10,469 |
9,639 |
9,552 |
9,577 |
10,122 |
10,454 |
(R) 12,049 |
13,612 |
| Fuel consumed (million gallons) |
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| Passenger
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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 |
71,695 |
73,283 |
73,065 |
73,559 |
75,471 |
75,455 |
75,402 |
77,418 |
(R) 75,009 |
74,355 |
| Motorcycles |
U |
U |
60 |
113 |
204 |
182 |
191 |
184 |
191 |
198 |
205 |
196 |
198 |
202 |
206 |
212 |
209 |
193 |
191 |
192 |
202 |
189 |
221 |
242 |
| Average miles traveled per vehicle (thousands) |
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| Passenger
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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 |
11.8 |
11.8 |
12.0 |
12 |
12.2 |
12.3 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
12.3 |
| Motorcycles |
U |
U |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
| Average miles traveled per gallon |
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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 |
21.6 |
21.4 |
21.9 |
22.1 |
22.0 |
22.2 |
22.5 |
22.1 |
22.5 |
22.5 |
| Motorcycles |
U |
U |
50.0 |
49.6 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
50.3 |
50.0 |
50.3 |
50.0 |
49.8 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
49.9 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
55.3 |
(R) 54.5 |
56.2 |
| Average fuel consumed per vehicle (gallons) |
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| Passenger
carsa |
668 |
661 |
760 |
695 |
576 |
559 |
520 |
501 |
517 |
527 |
531 |
530 |
534 |
539 |
544 |
553 |
547 |
534 |
555 |
556 |
553 |
567 |
554 |
547 |
| Motorcycles |
U |
U |
21 |
23 |
36 |
33 |
45 |
44 |
47 |
50 |
55 |
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51 |
53 |
53 |
51 |
48 |
39 |
38 |
36 |
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KEY: R = revised, U = data are not available.
a 1960 and 1965 data include motorcycles.
NOTES
See table 4-12 for other 2-axle 4-tire vehicles.
Average miles traveled per vehicle, average miles traveled per
gallon, and average fuel consumed per vehicle are derived by calculation.
SOURCES
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, available at
www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi as of Mar. 23, 2009.
1995-2007: Ibid., Highway Statistics
(Washington, DC: Annual issues), table
VM-1, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi as of Mar. 23, 2009.
All other categories:
1960-65: U.S. Department
of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway
Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009
(Washington, DC: July 1997), table
VM-201A, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi as of Mar. 23, 2009.
1970-94: Calculated based on data from U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway
Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009
(Washington, DC: July 1997), table
VM-201A, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi as of Mar. 23, 2009.
1995-2007: Ibid., Highway Statistics
(Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1, available at
www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi as of Mar. 23, 2009.
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