Table 4-5 New Model Year Fuel Efficiency for Road Motor Vehicles
Table 4-5
New Model Year Fuel Efficiency for Road Motor Vehicles
(Gallons per 100 miles)
| Canada | Mexico | United States | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | |
| Sales weighted average | |||||||||
| Passenger cars | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Light trucks | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | U | U | U | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Range | |||||||||
| Passenger cars | 8.8 to 2.1 | 8.2 to 2.1 | 7.6 to 2.1 | U | 3.9 to 2.9 | 4.6 to 2.7 | 11.5 to 1.5 | 9.7 to 1.7 | 7.2 to 1.8 |
| Light trucks | 9.5 to 2.9 | 8.0 to 3.6 | 7.7 to 3.6 | U | U | U | 8.4 to 3.0 | 6.8 to 3.0 | 7.1 to 3.2 |
KEY: U = Data are unavailable.
NOTES
All Countries
Sales weighted average: Assumes 55 percent city and 45 percent highway travel.
Light trucks: Gross vehicle weight rating of zero kg to 3,856 kg (i.e., 8,500 pounds or less).
Averages and ranges: United States and Canada include both domestic and imported vehicles. Mexico includes only domestic vehicles.
SOURCES
Canada
Sales weighted average: Transport Canada. Transportation in Canada, 1997 - Annual Report, TP 13198. (Ottawa, Ont.: 1998).
Ranges: Natural Resources Canada. Canada's Energy Outlook, 1996-2020. (Ottawa, Ont.: 1997).
Transport Canada and Natural Resources Canada. Fuel Consumption Guide, Annual. (Ottawa, Ont.: various years).
Mexico
Secretaría de Energía. Comisión Nacional para el Ahorro de Energía, Dirección de Transporte. (Mexico City, D.F.: 1998).
United States
Sales weighted average: U.S. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Consumer Programs Division, NPS-32. (Washington, DC: 1998).
Ranges: U.S. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Automotive Fuel Economy Program. Twenty-second Annual Report to Congress. (Washington, DC: various years).
U.S. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Consumer Programs Division, NPS-32. Private Communication. (Washington, DC: 1998).