Transportation Fact of the Week - 2016 Archive

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#957	List of the Top Ten Most Fuel Efficient Light Vehicles, Model Year 2017	December 26, 2016
#956	Thirty-four Percent of Light Vehicles Produced in Model Year 2016 were Sport Utility Vehicles	December 19, 2016
#955	New Light Vehicle Fuel Economy at an All-Time High	December 12, 2016
#954	Gasoline Taxes in the United States Were Below 20% of the Total Price in 2015	December 5, 2016
#953	On-road Transportation Consumes More than 80% of all Transportation Energy	November 28, 2016
#952	NHTSA and EPA Finalized Medium and Heavy Truck Fuel Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Standards through Model Year 2027	November 21, 2016
#951	Medium and Heavy Trucks Account for About a Quarter of Highway Vehicle Fuel Use	November 14, 2016
#950	Well-to-Wheel Emissions from a Typical EV by State, 2015	November 7, 2016
#949	Reduced CO₂ Emissions in the Electric Power Sector Will Benefit the Transportation Sector as Electrification Grows	October 31, 2016
#948	Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Transportation Exceeded those from the Electric Power Sector for the First Time in 38 Years	October 24, 2016
#947	Over Half a Million Plug-in Vehicles Have Been Sold in the United States as of September 2016	October 17, 2016
#946	Driving Alone in a Private Vehicle is the Most Common Means of Transportation to Work	October 10, 2016
#945	Vehicle Miles of Travel Has Reached New Highs	October 3, 2016
#944	Public Opinion of Fuels Which Could Replace Gasoline	September 26, 2016
#943	Fuel Economy Being Chosen as the Most Important Vehicle Attribute is Related to the Price of Gasoline	September 19, 2016
#942	Fifteen Percent of Survey Respondents Consider Fuel Economy Most Important when Purchasing a Vehicle	September 12, 2016
#941	Mid-term Evaluation of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards May Impact Future Standards for Model Years 2022 to 2025	September 5, 2016
#940	Diverging Trends of Engine Compression Ratio and Gasoline Octane Rating	August 29, 2016
#939	All-Electric Vehicle Ranges Can Exceed Those of Some Gasoline Vehicles	August 22, 2016
#938	Median All-Electric Vehicle Range Grew from 73 Miles in Model Year 2011 to 83.5 Miles in Model Year 2016	August 15, 2016
#937	Total Battery Capacity of all Plug-in Electric Vehicles Sold Increased from 2014 to 2015	August 8, 2016
#936	California Had the Highest Concentration of Plug-in Vehicles Relative to Population in 2015	August 1, 2016
#935	By Volume, Net Petroleum Imports are at Lowest Point Since 1985	July 25, 2016
#934	OPEC Accounts for Less than One-third of U.S. Petroleum Imports	July 18, 2016
#933	Texas, North Dakota, and the Gulf of Mexico Account for Two-Thirds of U.S. Crude Oil Production	July 11, 2016
#932	Longer Combination Trucks Are Only Permitted on Some Routes	July 4, 2016
#931	Plug-in Electric Vehicles Were Available in Nine Different Size Classes in 2015	June 27, 2016
#930	Subcompact Plug-in Vehicle Sales Reached 4% of Subcompact Sales in February 2015	June 20, 2016
#929	Heavy Truck Speed Limits Are Inconsistent	June 13, 2016
#928	Price Difference between Regular and Premium Gasoline Has Grown Each Year Since 2011	June 6, 2016
#927	The United States Imported Over $70 Billion Worth of Vehicles and Parts from Mexico in 2015	May 30, 2016
#926	Petroleum Imports Below $200 Billion, Lowest Point in Over a Decade	May 23, 2016
#925	Improvements in Fuel Economy for Low-MPG Vehicles Yield the Greatest Savings	May 16, 2016
#924	Twenty Percent of New Cars in 2015 Had Turbochargers	May 9, 2016
#923	Cylinder Deactivation was Used in More than a Quarter of New Light Trucks Produced in 2015	May 2, 2016
#922	Share of Older Population Holding Driver's Licenses is Up and Share of Younger Population Holding Driver's Licenses is Down	April 25, 2016
#921	Japan Produced the Most Automotive Lithium-ion Batteries by Capacity in 2014	April 18, 2016
#920	Electric Charging Stations are the Fastest Growing Type of Alternative Fueling Station	April 11, 2016
#919	Plug-in Electric Vehicle Charging Options and Times Vary Considerably	April 4, 2016
#918	Global Plug-in Light Vehicle Sales Increased by About 80% in 2015	March 28, 2016
#917	Work Truck Daily Idle Time by Industry	March 21, 2016
#916	Fuel Savings/Emissions Reduction was the Top Reason Cited by Truck Fleet Management for Adopting Idle Reduction Technologies	March 14, 2016
#915	Average Historical Annual Gasoline Pump Price, 1929-2015	March 7, 2016
#914	Plug-in Vehicle Sales Climb as Battery Costs Decline	February 29, 2016
#913	The Most Common Warranty for Plug-In Vehicle Batteries is 8 Years/100,000 Miles	February 22, 2016
#912	Plug-in Vehicle Owners Take Advantage of Off-Peak Charging	February 15, 2016
#911	Workplace Charging Increases VMT of Plug-in Vehicles in the EV Project	February 8, 2016
#910	Study Shows Average Cost of Electric Vehicle Charger Installations	February 1, 2016
#909	Workplace Charging Accounts for About a Third of All Plug-in Vehicle Charging Sessions in the INL EV Project Study	January 25, 2016
#908	Light Vehicle Sales Rise for Five Consecutive Years	January 18, 2016
#907	Light Vehicle Sales at a Record High in 2015	January 11, 2016
#906	VMT and the Price of Gasoline Typically Move in Opposition	January 4, 2016

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