Table 4-23M,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Average Fuel Efficiency of U.S. Passenger Cars, Light Trucks, and Light-Duty Vehicles",,,,,,,,,,,,
,1980,1985,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999
Average U.S. passenger car fuel,,,,,,,,,,,,
   efficiency (kpl) (calendar year)R,,,,,,,,,,,,
Passenger car,6.8,7.4,8.6,9.0,8.9,8.7,8.8,9.0,9.0,9.1,9.1,U
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle,5.2,6.1,6.8,7.2,7.4,7.4,7.4,7.4,7.3,7.3,7.3,U
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New vehicle fuel efficiency (kpl)a (model year)R,,,,,,,,,,,,
Light-duty vehicle (passenger cars plus light trucks),,,,,,,,,,,,
  Domestic,9.1,10.2,10.2,10.4,10.2,10.3,10.1,10.1,10.2,9.9,9.9,10.1
  Imported,12.2,12.9,12.1,12.1,11.9,11.9,11.8,11.9,11.8,11.7,11.7,11.4
    Passenger car,,,,,,,,,,,,
      Domestic,9.6,11.2,11.4,11.6,11.5,11.8,11.7,11.8,12.0,11.8,11.9,12.0
      Imported,12.6,13.4,12.7,12.8,12.4,12.6,12.6,12.9,12.6,12.8,12.7,12.1
"    Light truck (<3,865 lbs GVWR)",,,,,,,,,,,,
      Domestic,7.1,8.3,8.6,8.9,8.7,8.8,8.7,8.6,8.7,8.6,8.7,8.7
      Imported,10.3,11.3,9.8,9.8,9.7,9.7,9.4,9.1,9.4,9.4,9.7,9.6
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CAFE standards (kpl)a (model year)R,,,,,,,,,,,,
Passenger car,8.5,11.7,11.7,11.7,11.7,11.7,11.7,11.7,11.7,11.7,11.7,11.7
Light truck,6.8/6.0b,8.3,8.5,8.6,8.6,8.7,8.7,8.8,8.8,8.8,8.8,8.8
a Assumes 55% city and 45% highway-kilometers.  The source calculated average kilometers per liter for light-duty vehicles by ,,,,,,,,,,,,
taking the reciprocal of the sales-weighted average of liters per kilometer.  This is called the harmonic average.,,,,,,,,,,,,
b 2 Wheel Drive/4 Wheel Drive.  No combined figure available for this year.,,,,,,,,,,,,
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KEY: CAFE = Corporate Average Fuel Economy; GVWR = gross vehicle weight rating; kpl = kilometers per liter; R = revised; U = data are unavailable.,,,,,,,,,,,,
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NOTE:  The fuel efficiency figures for light duty vehicles represent the sales-weighted harmonic average of the combined passenger car and light truck fuel economies.,,,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCES:,,,,,,,,,,,,
Average U.S. passenger car fuel efficiency:,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1980-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table VM-201A. ",,,,,,,,,,,
"1995-98: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1.",,,,,,,,,,,
New vehicle fuel efficiency (based on model year production):,,,,,,,,,,,
"1980-99: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, final fuel economy calculations for the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, ",,,,,,,,,,,
as cited in Internet site www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/fuelecon/index.html.,,,,,,,,,,,
"1991-99: Manufacturer's preliminary estimates for the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, as cited in ",,,,,,,,,,,
Internet site www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/fuelecon/index.html.,,,,,,,,,,,
CAFE standards:,,,,,,,,,,,
"1980-99: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, as cited in Internet site www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/fuelecon/index.html",,,,,,,,,,,
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