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

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Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2019. (My The primary measure in this analysis is the average miles driven per gallon of fuel for each year. Annual statistics from the U.S. gallons per 100 miles to 5.10 vehicle fuel economy.

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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. The primary measure in this analysis is the average miles driven per gallon of fuel for each year. Annual statistics from the U.S. gallons per 100 miles to 5.09 gallons per 100 miles to 4.48

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Monthly changes in key transportation indexes

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Sales of cars and light trucks. Vehicle miles traveled. Revenue passenger miles (domestic). Sources of the underlying data: Bureau of Economic Analysis (sales of cars and light trucks). Federal Highway Administration (vehicle miles traveled). Bureau of Transportation Statistics (revenue passenger miles).

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Recent growth of Vehicle Miles of Travel in US occurred on urban roadways

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Vehicle miles of travel (VMT) on urban roadways in the United States grew by 13.7% trillion miles. Light-duty vehicles (of all types) posted an increase in urban VMT of a scant 0.2% (from 2,066,824 million miles in 2017 to 2,071,605 million miles in 2018). Total VMT in 2018 was 3.2 Source: U.S.

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DOE: Average annual gasoline taxes paid per vehicle, by state, 2019

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According to the Federal Highway Administration, the average fuel economy for all light vehicles on the road today is 22.3 miles per gallon (mpg) and the average annual miles driven is 11,484 miles. mpg driven 11,484 miles in 2019. The Federal tax on gasoline is 18.4 cents in Alaska to 58.7 cents in Pennsylvania.

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Distances traveled on the road and in the air: 1970-2015

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The calculated average passenger-distances traveled per person are shown in the table below, along with the average occupancy rates from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. From 1970 to 2015, the average passenger-distance traveled in airplanes per person increased by 291%, from 511 miles to 2,000 miles.

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NREL study probes emissions impact of butanol-gasoline blends in light-duty vehicles

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Results of a study led by a team from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on the impact of butanol-gasoline blends on light-duty vehicle emissions suggest that widespread deployment of n-butanol or i-butanol in the gasoline pool could result in changes to the estimated emissions of alcohols and carbonyls in the emissions inventory.

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