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Distance driven in the United States: Did we reach the peak in 2004?

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The period covered is 1984 through 2017. from 1984 to 2004 (from 6,612 miles to 9,314 miles), then decreased by 9.1% by 2017 (to 8,834 miles). from 1984 to 2004 (from 18,256 miles to 24,349 miles), then decreased by 10.2% by 2017 (to 22,796 miles). population). by 2013 (to 8,468 miles), and then increased by 4.3%

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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2017

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Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2017. Department of Transportation were the sources of the information for 1986 through 2017. The graph below shows the changes in actual vehicle fuel economy from 1966 through 2017. per year.

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Number of vehicles in the United States: Did we reach the peak in 2006?

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In a recent article , I examined changes in distance driven in the United States during the period from 1984 through 2017. Distance driven per person reached a maximum in 2004. While this rate has been on a rebound since 2013, the 2017 rate is still down from 2004 by 5.2%. by 2017 (to 0.769 vehicles).

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Gasoline consumption per capita in 2020 was on par with that in 1965

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Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. Total consumption (millions of gallons). Consumption per capita. Consumption per capita (gallons). The maximum consumption per capita (505 gallons) was reached in 1978.

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Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019

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My previous update included data through 2017.). No change between 1991 and 2004 (19.6 A modest increase between 2004 and 2008 (from 19.6 Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. mpg for both years).

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China to expand production and use of ethanol; 2020 E10 mandate would make China 3rd largest ethanol consumer

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To help make use of the excess stock, China in September 2017 announced a plan for nationwide use of E10 gasoline by 2020, up from 11 trial provinces. China’s end-of-year corn stock estimates (2017/2018 values forecasted). From 2004 to 2016, the average annual production growth rate was 16.8%, according to CARD.

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Satellite method provides insight into ozone-NOx-VOCs sensitivity for different locations

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Both are represented in the study by a major gas of each type, the VOC formaldehyde and NO 2 , that are measureable from space by the Dutch-Finnish Ozone Monitoring Instrument aboard NASA’s Aura satellite, launched in 2004. Murray, L. Lamsal, L. Duncan, B., … Tonnesen, G. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres , 122, 10,439–10,461.

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