1114There Are Currently About 142,000 Public Gasoline Stations in the United StatesDecember 30, 20191113Average Annual Highway Vehicle Miles Traveled Per Capita Varies by StateDecember 23, 20191112The U.S. Transportation Sector Consumed 1.4 Quadrillion Btu of Fuel Made from Biomass in 2018December 16, 20191111Annual Petroleum Production in the United States More Than Doubled from 2008 to 2018December 9, 20191110Average Annual Gasoline Taxes Paid per Vehicle, by State, 2019December 2, 20191109All-Electric Vehicles Have the Lowest Estimated Annual Fuel Cost of All Light-Duty VehiclesNovember 25, 20191108Fuel Economy Guide Shows the Number of Gasoline Vehicle Models Achieving 45 Miles per Gallon or Greater is IncreasingNovember 18, 20191107Changes in Vehicle Miles Traveled Often Mirror Gasoline Price ChangesNovember 11, 20191106In the Last Two Months of 2018, U.S. Monthly Sales of All-Electric Vehicles Outpaced Both Plug-in Hybrids and Conventional HybridsNovember 4, 20191105Transportation Accounted for 8.8% of all U.S. Gross Domestic Product in 2017October 28, 20191104Eighty-Four Million Shared Bike and Scooter Trips in U.S. in 2018October 21, 20191103Diesel Averaged 44 Cents More per Gallon than Regular Gasoline in 2018October 14, 20191102Twenty-Nine States and the District of Columbia Currently Have Laws to Reduce the Engine Idle Time of Motor Vehicles Within the StateOctober 7, 20191101Medium/Heavy Trucks Were 4% of the Vehicle Population but Accounted for 26% of Fuel Use in 2017September 30, 20191100The United States Had Nearly 20% of World Automotive Lithium-ion Battery Manufacturing Capacity in 2016September 23, 20191099Australia, Chile, and Argentina produced 91% of the World’s LithiumSeptember 16, 20191098More Than Half of Transit Buses in the U.S. Were Powered by Alternative Fuels and Advanced Technologies in 2018September 9, 20191097Manufacturing Accounted for 40% of Employment in the Motor Vehicles and Component Parts Sector in 2018September 3, 20191096Employment Grew by 3% for the Motor Vehicles and Component Parts Sector from 2017 to 2018August 26, 20191095The Average Age of Light-Duty Vehicles Has Increased to 11.8 YearsAugust 19, 20191094The Transportation Sector Consumes More Petroleum than All Other Sectors CombinedAugust 12, 20191093For Model Year 2018, Electric-Drive Vehicle Models Were Available in Nine Different Size ClassesAugust 5, 20191092More Than Half of All Children Typically Travel to School via Private VehicleJuly 29, 20191091The Rise in Prices for Used Vehicles Outpaced That of New VehiclesJuly 22, 20191090Used Vehicle Sales Are More Than Double the Number of New Vehicle SalesJuly 15, 20191089There are More Than 68,800 Electric Vehicle Charging Units in the United StatesJuly 8, 20191088Transit Rail Ridership Was 64% Higher in 2018 than in 1990July 1, 20191087Non-Hybrid Stop/Start Systems Were Installed on 35.7% of All Light-Duty Trucks Produced in Model Year 2018June 24, 20191086Seventy-five Percent of Plug-in Vehicles Sold in the United States in 2018 Were Made in the United StatesJune 17, 20191085The Average Annual Gasoline Price in 2018 Was $2.74June 10, 20191084Since 2013 U.S. Crude Oil Imports Have Been Less Than 10.2 Million Barrels Per DayJune 3, 20191083Growth in Vehicle-miles of Travel and Number of Vehicles Outpaces Population GrowthMay 27, 20191082In 2018, 27% of New Light-Duty Vehicles Had Fuel Economies Over 30 Miles per GallonMay 20, 20191081Plug-in Vehicles in the United States Displaced 323 Million Gallons of Gasoline in 2018May 13, 20191080U.S. Plug-in Vehicles Consumed Nearly Three Terawatt-hours of Electricity in 2018May 6, 20191079More Than 1 Million Plug-in Vehicles Were Sold in China in 2018April 29, 20191078Model Year 2018 Vehicles Have Record High Fuel Economy with Improved Horsepower and AccelerationApril 22, 20191077Of Emerging Fuel Saving Technologies, Gasoline Direct Injection Was the Most Widely Adopted in 2018April 15, 20191076Most New Light-Duty Vehicles Have Transmissions with at Least Six SpeedsApril 8, 20191075Most Common Maximum Speed Limit for Trucks in 2017 Was 70 Miles per HourApril 1, 20191074Gasoline Taxes in the United States Are a Small Share of Gasoline Cost Compared to Other CountriesMarch 25, 20191073Crude Oil Cost Accounted for 50% of Gasoline Price in 2017March 18, 20191072Light-Duty Vehicles Accounted for the Majority of Transportation Energy ConsumptionMarch 11, 20191071Improvements in Fuel Economy for Low-MPG Vehicles Yield the Greatest SavingsMarch 4, 21091070Forty-One Models of Light-Duty Plug-In Electric Vehicles Were Available in Model Year 2018February 25, 20191069Most Valuable Commodities Shipped: Motor Vehicles and Parts were Second Only to Mixed Freight in 2017February 18, 20191068The 2017 Commodity Flow Survey Shows Freight Movement in the United States of 12.5 Billion Tons Valued at $14.4 TrillionFebruary 11, 20191067Annual Light-Duty Vehicle Sales for 2018 Totaled 17.2 MillionFebruary 4, 20191066The Travel Density of Urban Interstates was 2.5 Times Higher than Rural Interstates in 2016January 28, 20191065Only 26% of 16-year-olds were Licensed Drivers in 2016January 21, 20191064Median All-Electric Vehicle Range Grew from 73 Miles in Model Year 2011 to 125 Miles in Model Year 2018January 14, 20181063The United States Exported 1.68 Trillion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas to Mexico in 2017January 7, 2019 2020 Facts of the Week2018 Facts of the Week2017 Facts of the Week2016 Facts of the Week2015 Facts of the Week2014 Facts of the Week2013 Facts of the Week2012 Facts of the Week2011 Facts of the Week2010 Facts of the Week2009 Facts of the Week
