Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 2, 2019
The focus here is on distance driven per person as opposed to total distance driven (which depends, in part, on the continuously increasing size of the U.S. The calculations used the total distances driven by all light-duty vehicles (cars and light trucks) from the Federal Highway Administration and the resident populations from ProQuest.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
The focus here is on distance driven per person and per household, as opposed to the absolute distance driven (which depends, in part, on the continuously increasing size of the U.S. Distances driven by all light-duty vehicles (passenger cars and light trucks) were obtained from the Federal Highway Administration. population).
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 16, 2013
The bottom line, he concludes in this third report, is that “ We drive fewer light-duty vehicles, we drive each of them less, and we consume less fuel.”. These rates are down 16% to 17% from their peaks in 2004, except that the rate per vehicle is down 13% (from its peak in 2003). Fuel consumed per person. 2003 to 2004. -13%
Green Car Congress
APRIL 22, 2019
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%. The focus is on vehicles per person, as opposed to the absolute number (which depends, in part, on the continuously increasing size of the U.S. population). population).
Green Car Congress
JULY 29, 2013
Michael Sivak at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute together suggest that the US now has—per person, per driver, and per household—fewer light-duty vehicles and that they are driven less than a decade ago. In the newer study, “ Has Motorization In The U.S. —“Has Motorization In The U.S.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 27, 2020
Vehicle distance traveled per person in Great Britain is currently about one-half of the distance in the United States. I documented recent changes in distance traveled per person for cars and light trucks in the United States in a study published last month.). decrease from the peak in 2004 to 2013.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 7, 2019
Since MY 2004, fuel economy and CO 2 emissions have improved in eleven out of thirteen years. The report also assesses compliance performance for individual automakers and for the US fleet as a whole with the greenhouse gas emissions standards for light-duty vehicles. Estimated Real-World CO 2 and Fuel Economy. Source: EPA.
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