Fact of the Week Archive
These Facts of the Week were originally posted on the U.S. Department of Energy's Transportation Technologies Office (TTO) website and have now been transitioned to an archive of TTO's longstanding partner, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
For more current Facts of the Week, see TTO's Transportation Fact of the Week.
U.S. Exports of Natural Gas Surpass Imports in 2017
Vermont Had a Growth Rate of 56.4% for Plug-in Vehicle Registrations per Capita from 2016 to 2017
Transportation Services Index Shows Freight at an All-Time High in August 2018
California Had the Most Plug-in Vehicle Registrations per 1,000 People in 2017
Two-thirds of all Housing Units Had a Garage or Carport in 2017
One Million Plug-in Vehicles Have Been Sold in the United States
Petroleum Net Imports as a Share of U.S. Consumption in 2017 was at the Lowest Level Since 1967
Michigan Continues to Lead in Light-Duty Vehicle Production
The Transportation Sector Used 43.4 Billion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas for Vehicle Fuel in 2017
Sales of Crossover Vehicles Are Up 116.9% in the Last Ten Years
Four Networks Maintain Over 60% of 22,343 Level 2 and DC Fast Charging Stations
All-Electric Vehicles Make Up 53% of Plug-In Vehicle Sales to Date
Vehicles per Thousand People in China in 2016 was Similar to the United States in 1923
The United States Consumed 20% of World Petroleum in 2017
The United States Supplies 16% of World Petroleum
Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled Varies with the Number of Household Vehicles
The Average Household Vehicle Was Driven 10,200 Miles in 2017
77%-82% of Energy Put into an Electric Car is Used to Move the Car Down the Road
12-30% of Energy Put into a Conventional Car is Used to Move the Car Down the Road
Engine Compression Ratio and Gasoline Octane Rating Diverge Following Ban of Leaded Gasoline
In 2017 Nearly 60% of All Vehicle Trips Were Less than Six Miles
Households Take Fewer Vehicle Trips in 2017
Average Vehicle Occupancy Remains Unchanged From 2009 to 2017
Transportation Expenditure Types Vary by Income Category
Companies Now Offer Vehicle Subscription Services
Model Year 2017 Vehicles Were More Fuel Efficient with Improved Horsepower and Acceleration
Transportation was Nearly 16% of Household Expenditures in 2016
Pennsylvania Has the Highest State Gasoline Taxes
Short-Haul Shipments of Gasoline Transported Primarily by Truck and Pipeline While Long-Haul Shipments Transported Primarily by Rail and Water
Washington State Has the Greatest Fuel Cost Savings for an Electric Vehicle Versus a Gasoline Vehicle
Workers in New York State Had the Longest Commute Times in 2016
Three-fourths of All Workers Drove Alone to Work in 2016
Plug-in Vehicles Consumed Nearly Two Terawatt-hours of Electricity in 2017
Plug-in Vehicles Displaced 216 Million Gallons of Gasoline in 2017
The Price of a Gallon of Premium Gasoline Averaged 50 Cents Higher than Regular Gasoline in 2017
Manufacturers Recommend Premium Gasoline for 47% of New Vehicle Models in 2017
Nearly Two-Thirds of U.S. Plug-In Vehicles Were Assembled in the United States
China’s Plug-in Vehicle Market Share was More Than Double That of the U.S. for 2017
Changes in Vehicle Miles of Travel Often Mirror Gasoline Price Changes
Gross Domestic Product Continues to Outpace Vehicle Miles Traveled
U.S. Crude Oil Exports Skyrocketed in 2016 and 2017
Texas, North Dakota, and the Gulf of Mexico Account for Two-Thirds of U.S. Crude Oil Production
Transportation-related Employment was 16% Higher in 2017 Than in 1990
About 11 Million Employees were in Transportation-related Jobs in 2017
About Half of All New Cars and Light Trucks Have Gasoline Direct Injection
FOTW# 1017, February 19: Non-Hybrid Stop-Start Systems Doubled for Light Trucks from 2016 to 2017
February 12: Thirty Percent of Model Year 2017 Cars Have Continuously Variable Transmissions
February 5: Nearly Half of All New Cars Sold In 2017 Achieved Fuel Economy Above 30 Miles per Gallon