Table 4-15: Bus Fuel Consumption and Travel
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Table 4-15: Bus Fuel Consumption and Travel
| 1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number registered (thousands) | 272 | 314 | 378 | 462 | 529 | 593 | 627 | 631 | 645 | 654 | 670 | 686 | 695 | 698 | 716 | 729 | 746 | 750 | 761 | 777 |
| Vehicle-miles traveled (millions) | 4,300 | 4,700 | 4,500 | 6,100 | 6,100 | 4,500 | 5,700 | 5,800 | 5,800 | 6,100 | 6,400 | 6,400 | 6,563 | 6,842 | 7,007 | 7,662 | 7,590 | 7,077 | (R) 6,845 | 6,638 |
| Fuel consumed (million gallons) | 827 | 875 | 820 | 1,053 | 1,018 | 834 | 895 | 864 | 878 | 929 | 964 | 968 | 990 | 1,027 | 1,040 | 1,148 | 1,112 | 1,026 | (R) 1,000 | 957 |
| Average miles traveled per vehicle (thousands) | 15.8 | 15.0 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 11.5 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 8.5 |
| Average miles traveled per gallon | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.9 | (R) 6.8 | 6.9 |
| Average fuel consumed per vehicle (gallons) | 3,039 | 2,784 | 2,172 | 2,278 | 1,925 | 1,405 | 1,427 | 1,369 | 1,362 | 1,420 | 1,438 | 1,412 | 1,425 | 1,472 | 1,454 | 1,576 | 1,490 | 1,369 | (R) 1,314 | 1,232 |
KEY: R = revised.
NOTE
Includes both publicly and privately owned school, transit, and other commercial buses.
SOURCES
1960-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table VM-201A.
1995-2003: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1.