Table 4-5 New Model Year Fuel Efficiency for Road Motor Vehicles
Table 4-5
New Model Year Fuel Efficiency for Road Motor Vehicles
(Liters per 100 kilometers)
| Canada | Mexico | United States | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | 1990 | 1995 | 1996 | |
| Sales weighted average | |||||||||
| Passenger cars | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Light trucks | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.3 | U | U | U | 11.3 | 11.5 | 11.4 |
| Range | |||||||||
| Passenger cars | 20.8 to 5.0 | 19.4 to 4.9 | 17.9 to 4.9 | U | 9.28 to 6.9 | 10.77 to 6.34 | 27.0 to 3.6 | 22.8 to 4.0 | 17.0 to 4.3 |
| Light trucks | 22.4 to 6.8 | 18.8 to 8.5 | 18.1 to 8.5 | U | U | U | 19.8 to 7.0 | 16.0 to 7.0 | 16.8 to 7.5 |
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).