Hi All: Just a placeholder until I figure out what I want to do with this. The numbers are not making much sense as it would lead to 1,000 mpg averages over the 11-years in question? I am not including Diesel for the MD and HD vehicles which will help but by 40Xs? U.S. LD Gasoline Consumed (billions of gallons) 2006 - 3.38 2007 - 3.39 2008 - 3.29 2009 - 3.28 2010 - 3.28 2011 - 3.19 2012 - 3.19 2013 - 3.23 2014 - 3.26 2015 - 3.35 2016 - 3.41 2017 - 3.40 U.S. LD, MD and HD Vehicle Miles Traveled (trillions of miles) 2006 - 3.03 2008 - 3.03 2008 - 2.98 2009 - 2.96 2010 - 2.97 2011 - 2.95 2012 - 2.97 2013 - 2.99 2014 - 3.03 2015 - 3.13 2016 - 3.22 2017 - 3.20 Sources: *FHWA and **EIA
Hi Wayne, Are those annual data? I use the EIA website at https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_cons_wpsup_k_4.htm as a source of consumption of petroleum products in the USA. Those are updated weekly. According to the most recent 4-week average, 9,451,000 barrels/day of motor gasoline are being consumed, which would be almost 145 billion gallons/year extrapolated out, assuming 42 gallons/barrel.
Hi Wxman: I was using the EIA for the long term Gasoline consumption breakouts but had to use the FHWA for the VMTs. I think it is the VMTs that are way off the mark too? Wayne
Hi Wayne, Actually, the VMT appear reasonably consistent with EPA data. According to EPA, 3.2 trillion miles were accumulated by passenger cars and pickup trucks in 2015.
