article thumbnail

Great Britain and the United States show the same pattern of recent changes in vehicle distance traveled

Green Car Congress

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.). in the United States.

article thumbnail

Wyoming leads in vehicle miles traveled per person

Green Car Congress

Total vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by all vehicles in the United States vary greatly across the individual states. Because total VMT depends, in part, on the size of the population, of interest in this study was the variation among the states in vehicle miles traveled per person (VMT per person).

Wyoming 356
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

This article is the latest publication in a series examining recent changes in various aspects of motorization in the United States. 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. population).

2004 317
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

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. 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.

2006 277
article thumbnail

Distance driven per person is still down from its maximum in 2004

Green Car Congress

This article is the latest in a series that examines recent changes in various aspects of road transportation in the United States. 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. by Michael Sivak. population).

2004 322
article thumbnail

Does e-commerce affect the amount of travel in the United States?

Green Car Congress

Recently, the amount of retail e-commerce in the United States increased rapidly in terms of both the absolute volume and the percentage of all sales. Average time spent traveling per day for all persons in connection with purchasing goods and services. by Michael Sivak. billion (in current dollars), or 3.5% of all retail sales.

article thumbnail

Number of vehicles per person is still down from its maximum in 2006

Green Car Congress

This is my latest update on the recent changes in the number of registered vehicles in the United States. The focus in this series is on vehicles per person, as opposed to total number of vehicles (which depends, in part, on the continuously increasing size of the U.S. In comparison, distance driven per person is down by 4.9%

2006 293