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FIGURE 8-7 Vehicle-Miles of Travel and Fuel Use by Personal Vehicles: 1965-2011

Friday, April 10, 2015

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NOTE: Includes passenger cars, light trucks and motorcycles for years 1965. The definition of a light-duty vehicle was changed after 2006 resulting in about 5 percent higher fuel economy than previous years.

SOURCES: Vehicle-Miles of Travel: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (multiple years), Vehicle-miles of travel tables, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm as of November 2013. Fuel Consumption: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (multiple years); Motor-Fuel Use table, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm as of November 2013.