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Light Duty Vehicle, Short Wheel Base and Motorcycle Fuel Consumption and Travel (metric)

Embedded Dataset Excel:

Dataset Excel:

table_04_11M_052124.xlsx (28.09 KB)

Notes:

Average kilometers traveled per vehicle, Average kilometers traveled per liter, and Average fuel consumed per vehicle are derived by calculation.

Data from 2007 were calculated using a new methodology developed by FHWA. Data for these years are based on new categories and are not comparable to previous years. The new category Light duty vehicle, short wheel base replaces the old category Passenger car and includes passenger cars, light trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles with a wheelbase (WB) equal to or less than 121 inches. The new category Light duty vehicle, long wheel base found in table 4-12M replaces Other 2-axle, 4-tire vehicle and includes large passenger cars, vans, pickup trucks, and sport/utility vehicles with wheelbases (WB) larger than 121 inches. This edition of 4-11M is not comparable to editions from 2009 or earlier.

Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.

1 liter = 0.264172 gallons and 1 kilometer = 0.621371 miles.

Description:

KEY:  R = revised; U = data are not available.

a 1960-1994 data include Motorcycles.

Source:

1960-94:  U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), tables MV-201, VM-201A and VM-1, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm as of Jan. 5, 2022.

1995-2022: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1, available at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm as of May 8, 2024.

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