Table 4-11M: Passenger Car and Motorcycle Fuel Consumption and Travel
Table 4-11M: Passenger Car and Motorcycle Fuel Consumption and Travel
1960 | 1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
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Vehicles registered (thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passenger cars | 61,671 | 75,258 | 89,244 | 106,706 | 121,601 | 127,885 | 133,700 | 128,300 | 126,581 | 127,327 | 127,883 | 128,387 | 129,728 | 129,749 | 131,839 | 132,432 | 133,621 | 137,633 | 135,921 | 135,670 | 136,431 | 136,568 | 135,400 | 135,933 |
Motorcycles | 574 | 1,382 | 2,824 | 4,964 | 5,694 | 5,444 | 4,259 | 4,177 | 4,065 | 3,978 | 3,757 | 3,897 | 3,872 | 3,826 | 3,879 | 4,152 | 4,346 | 4,903 | 5,004 | 5,370 | 5,370 | 6,227 | (R) 6,679 | 7,138 |
Vehicle-kilometers traveled (millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passenger carsa | 944,685 | 1,163,556 | 1,475,768 | 1,664,062 | 1,789,591 | 2,006,852 | 2,265,956 | 2,185,489 | 2,208,020 | 2,212,848 | 2,262,738 | 2,314,237 | 2,365,501 | 2,418,129 | 2,493,802 | 2,525,222 | 2,575,412 | 2,620,546 | 2,669,055 | 2,690,950 | 2,735,708 | 2,749,437 | (R) 2,720,651 | 2,689,204 |
Motorcycles | U | U | 4,828 | 9,012 | 16,415 | 14,645 | 15,450 | 14,806 | 15,450 | 15,933 | 16,415 | 15,772 | 15,965 | 16,224 | 16,549 | 17,033 | 16,848 | 15,512 | 15,372 | 15,413 | 16,290 | 16,824 | (R) 45,612 | 21,906 |
Fuel consumed (million liters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passenger carsa | 155,849 | 188,222 | 256,723 | 280,650 | 264,911 | 270,725 | 263,344 | 243,466 | 247,702 | 253,804 | 256,931 | 257,681 | 262,030 | 264,571 | 271,396 | 277,406 | 276,582 | 278,450 | 285,690 | 285,627 | 285,427 | 293,059 | (R) 283,940 | 281,464 |
Motorcycles | U | U | 227 | 428 | 772 | 689 | 723 | 697 | 723 | 750 | 776 | 742 | 751 | 763 | 779 | 801 | 793 | 731 | 723 | 725 | 766 | 715 | 837 | 917 |
Average kilometers traveled per vehicle (thousands) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passenger carsa | 15.3 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 15.7 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 18.6 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 19.3 | 19.0 | 19.6 | 19.8 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 19.8 |
Motorcycles | U | U | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
Average kilometers traveled per liter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passenger carsa | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.6 |
Motorcycles | U | U | 21.3 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.3 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 23.9 |
Average fuel consumed per vehicle (liters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passenger carsa | 2,527 | 2,501 | 2,877 | 2,630 | 2,179 | 2,117 | 1,970 | 1,898 | 1,957 | 1,993 | 2,009 | 2,007 | 2,020 | 2,039 | 2,059 | 2,095 | 2,070 | 2,023 | 2,102 | 2,105 | 2,092 | 2,146 | 2,096 | 2,071 |
Motorcycles | U | U | 80 | 86 | 136 | 127 | 170 | 167 | 178 | 188 | 207 | 190 | 194 | 199 | 201 | 193 | 182 | 149 | 145 | 135 | 143 | 115 | 125 | 128 |
KEY: R = revised, U = data are not available.
a 1960 and 1965 data include motorcycles.
NOTES:
See table 4-12 for other 2-axle 4-tire vehicles.
1 Gallon = 3.78541178 litre and 1 Mile = 1.609344 Kilometers.
SOURCES:
Passenger car:
Number registered:
1960-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table MV-201, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.cfm as of April 16, 2009.
1995-2007: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.cfm" as of April 16, 2009.
All other categories:
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. For 1970-94, the unrevised motorcycle vehicle-miles and fuel consumed are subtracted from the combined passenger car and motorcycle vehicle-miles and fuel consumed from VM-201A, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.cfm as of April 16, 2009.
1995-2007: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.cfm as of April 16, 2009.
Motorcycle:
Number registered:
1960-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table MV-201, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.cfm as of April 16, 2009.
1995-2007: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.cfm as of April 16, 2009.
All other categories:
1970-85: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1985, table VM-201A, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.cfm as of April 16, 2009.
1990-2007: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.cfm as of April 16, 2009.