Transportation Fact of the Week - 2018 Archive

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1062	U.S. Exports of Natural Gas Surpass Imports in 2017	December 31, 2018
1061	Vermont Had a Growth Rate of 56.4% for Plug-in Vehicle Registrations per Capita from 2016 to 2017	December 24, 2018
1060	Transportation Services Index Shows Freight at an All-Time High in August 2018	December 17, 2018
1059	California Had the Most Plug-in Vehicle Registrations per 1,000 People in 2017	December 10, 2018
1058	Two-thirds of all Housing Units Had a Garage or Carport in 2017	December 3, 2018
1057	One Million Plug-in Vehicles Have Been Sold in the United States	November 26, 2018
1056	Petroleum Net Imports as a Share of U.S. Consumption in 2017 was at the Lowest Level Since 1967	November 19, 2018
1055	Michigan Continues to Lead in Light-Duty Vehicle Production	November 12, 2018
1054	The Transportation Sector Used 43.4 Billion Cubic Feet of Natural Gas for Vehicle Fuel in 2017	November 5, 2018
1053	Sales of Crossover Vehicles Are Up 116.9% in the Last Ten Years	October 29, 2018
1052	Four Networks Maintain Over 60% of 22,343 Level 2 and DC Fast Charging Stations	October 22, 2018
1051	All-Electric Vehicles Make Up 53% of Plug-In Vehicle Sales to Date	October 15, 2018
1050	Vehicles per Thousand People in China in 2016 was Similar to the United States in 1923	October 8, 2018
1049	The United States Consumed 20% of World Petroleum in 2017	October 1, 2018
1048	The United States Supplies 16% of World Petroleum	September 24, 2018
1047	Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled Varies with the Number of Household Vehicles	September 17, 2018
1046	The Average Household Vehicle Was Driven 10,200 Miles in 2017	September 10, 2018
1045	77%-82% of Energy Put into an Electric Car is Used to Move the Car Down the Road	September 3, 2018
1044	12-30% of Energy Put into a Conventional Car is Used to Move the Car Down the Road	August 27, 2018
1043	Engine Compression Ratio and Gasoline Octane Rating Diverge Following Ban of Leaded Gasoline	August 20, 2018
1042	In 2017 Nearly 60% of All Vehicle Trips Were Less than Six Miles	August 13, 2018
1041	Households Take Fewer Vehicle Trips in 2017	August 6, 2018
1040	Average Vehicle Occupancy Remains Unchanged From 2009 to 2017	July 30, 2018
1039	Transportation Expenditure Types Vary by Income Category	July 23, 2018
1038	Companies Now Offer Vehicle Subscription Services	July 16, 2018
1037	Model Year 2017 Vehicles Were More Fuel Efficient with Improved Horsepower and Acceleration	July 9, 2018
1036	Transportation was Nearly 16% of Household Expenditures in 2016	July 2, 2018
1035	Pennsylvania Has the Highest State Gasoline Taxes	June 25, 2018
1034	Short-Haul Shipments of Gasoline Transported Primarily by Truck and Pipeline While Long-Haul Shipments Transported Primarily by Rail and Water	June 18, 2018
1033	Washington State Has the Greatest Fuel Cost Savings for an Electric Vehicle Versus a Gasoline Vehicle	June 11, 2018
1032	Workers in New York State Had the Longest Commute Times in 2016	June 4, 2018
1031	Three-fourths of All Workers Drove Alone to Work in 2016	May 28, 2018
1030	Plug-in Vehicles Consumed Nearly Two Terawatt-hours of Electricity in 2017	May 21, 2018
1029	Plug-in Vehicles Displaced 216 Million Gallons of Gasoline in 2017	May 14, 2018
1028	The Price of a Gallon of Premium Gasoline Averaged 50 Cents Higher than Regular Gasoline in 2017	May 7, 2018
1027	Manufacturers Recommend Premium Gasoline for 47% of New Vehicle Models in 2017	April 30, 2018
1026	Nearly Two-Thirds of U.S. Plug-In Vehicles Were Assembled in the United States	April 23, 2018
1025	China’s Plug-in Vehicle Market Share was More Than Double That of the U.S. for 2017	April 16, 2018
1024	Changes in Vehicle Miles of Travel Often Mirror Gasoline Price Changes	April 9, 2018
1023	Gross Domestic Product Continues to Outpace Vehicle Miles Traveled	April 2, 2018
1022	U.S. Crude Oil Exports Skyrocketed in 2016 and 2017	March 26, 2018
1021	Texas, North Dakota, and the Gulf of Mexico Account for Two-Thirds of U.S. Crude Oil Production	March 19, 2018
1020	Transportation-related Employment was 16% Higher in 2017 Than in 1990	March 12
1019	About 11 Million Employees were in Transportation-related Jobs in 2017	March 5
1018	About Half of All New Cars and Light Trucks Have Gasoline Direct Injection	February 26
1017	Non-Hybrid Stop-Start Systems Doubled for Light Trucks from 2016 to 2017	February 19
1016	Thirty Percent of Model Year 2017 Cars Have Continuously Variable Transmissions	February 12
1015	Nearly Half of All New Cars Sold In 2017 Achieved Fuel Economy Above 30 Miles per Gallon	February 5
1014	Vehicle-Miles in 2016 were Seven Times More Than in 1950	January 29
1013	Highest Average Gas Prices are in the West	January 22
1012	On-Road Vehicles Are Responsible for Three-Fourths of Transportation Energy Use	January 15
1011	Light Vehicle Market in 2017 Shows High September Sales	January 8
1010	All-Electric Light Vehicle Ranges Can Exceed Those of Some Gasoline Light Vehicles	January 1

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