1166Model Year 2020 Light-Duty Vehicles Offered Consumers a Wide Range of Fuel Economy ChoicesDecember 28, 20201165When Adjusted for Inflation, the Price of Gasoline in 2019 was Similar to the Price in 1929December 21, 20201164The Effect of Cold Temperatures on Fuel EconomyDecember 14, 20201163Average Retail Vehicle Fuel Prices, 2019December 7, 20201162Shared Micromobility Replacing Car TripsNovember 30, 20201161A Tool is Available for Estimating Charging Loads from Plug-In Electric VehiclesNovember 23, 20201160Scooter Trips from Rental Services Averaged One Mile per Trip in 2019November 16, 20201159Shared Micromobility Trips Grew by 62% in 2019November 9, 20201158Transportation Fuels Were 62% of U.S. Government Energy Consumption in 2019November 2, 20201157Per Capita Transportation Sector Energy Consumption Has Been Relatively Flat Since 1974October 26, 20201156Texas has the Highest Speed Limit for Light-Duty VehiclesOctober 19, 20201155Light-Duty Vehicles Use More Gas at Speeds Above 50 Miles per HourOctober 12, 20201154Class 3-8 Diesel Vehicle Population Is Becoming Cleaner in NOx and PM EmissionsOctober 5, 20201153Cumulative Plug-In Vehicle Sales in the United States Reach 1.6 Million UnitsSeptember 28, 20201152Alternative Fuel Corridors Expanding Across United StatesSeptember 21, 20201151Lithium-Ion Battery Capacity for New All-Electric Vehicles Sold in the United States Reached a Record High in 2019September 14, 20201150Trucks Moved 68% of All Freight by Weight and 73% of Freight by Value in 2018September 7, 20201149The Cost of Charging an Electric Vehicle in the United States Averages 15 Cents per Kilowatt-HourAugust 31, 20201148Thirty-four States Produced a Total of 1.9 Billion Gallons of Biodiesel in 2018August 24, 20201147Iowa Produced More Than One-Quarter of All U.S.-Produced Fuel Ethanol in 2018August 17, 20201146Nearly 70% of Light-Duty Plug-in Electric Vehicles in the United States Were Assembled DomesticallyAugust 10, 20201145Plug-In Electric Vehicles Are Available in Many Passenger Vehicle Size ClassesAugust 3, 20201144U.S. Energy Savings Due to Light-Duty Plug-In Electric Vehicle Use Estimated at 44.8 Trillion Btu in 2019July 27, 20201143On Average, Combination Trucks Travel More Than Five Times Farther in a Year Than Single-Unit TruckJuly 20k 20201142Refineries in the Americas Produce a Greater Share of Gasoline per Barrel of Crude Oil than Refineries in other World RegionsJuly 13, 20201141Five Different Test Cycles Are Used to Determine Fuel Economy Estimates on New Light-Duty VehiclesJuly 6, 20201140Mexico and Canada are the Biggest Recipients of U.S. Petroleum ExportsJune 29, 20201139Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Stations and Outlets: CCS or CHAdeMOJune 22, 20201138New Light-Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy in the United States Has Nearly Doubled Since 1975June 15, 20201137One-Third of all Light-Duty Vehicles Produced in the 2019 Model Year Were TurbochargedJune 8, 20201136Plug-in Vehicle Sales Accounted for about 2% of all Light-Duty Vehicle Sales in the United States in 2019June 1, 20201135Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards Finalized Through 2026May 25, 20201134Electricity Sources Influence Electric Vehicle Upstream EmissionsMay 18, 20201133There Were Nearly 700 Vehicles per Thousand People in North America in 2017May 11, 20201132Texas and the Gulf of Mexico Accounted for More than Half of U.S. Crude Oil Production in 2019May 4, 20201131Average Fuel Economy for Model Year 2019 Light-Duty Vehicles Was 95% Better than Model Year 1975April 27, 20201130Transportation was Nearly 16% of Household Expenditures in 2018April 20, 20201129The Gulf Coast Region Had the Lowest Average Annual Gasoline Price in 2019April 13, 20201128Innovations in Automotive Battery Cell CompositionApril 6, 20201127Since Model Year 2016, Automatic Transmissions Have Provided Better Average Fuel Economy than Manual TransmissionsMarch 30, 20201126Fuel Economy Myths and FactsMarch 23, 20201125Light-Duty Vehicles Were Produced in 14 Different States in 2018March 16, 20201124U.S. All-Electric Vehicle Sales Level Off in 2019March 9, 20201123Recent Growth of Vehicle Miles of Travel Occurred on Urban RoadwaysMarch 2, 20201122Share of Driver’s License Holders Age 65 and Older Has IncreasedFebruary 24, 20201121Crude Oil Accounted for the Majority of Primary Energy Imports to the United States in 2018 While Nearly Half of U.S. Exports Were Petroleum ProductsFebruary 17, 20201120U.S. Primary Energy Exports Have Risen 205% Over the Last Ten Years While Energy Imports Decreased by 25%February 10, 20201119Monthly Trend in Light-Duty Vehicle Sales, 2019February 3, 20201118Two-Thirds of Freight Shipped in the U.S. Was Shipped Less Than 100 Miles in 2018January 27, 20201117The Number of U.S. Crude Oil Refineries Has Declined but Total Distillation Capacity Has Risen From 1982 to 2019January 20, 20201116U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle Sales in 2019 Were Nearly 17 Million VehiclesJanuary 13, 20201115Urban Congestion Decreased from 2014 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