The average fuel economy for new cars climbed to over 30 miles per gallon (mpg) in 2008 while the average for new pickup trucks stayed around 20 mpg. For new vans and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) the average fuel economy has noticeably increased in the last few years. These data are weighted by the number of vehicles sold.
New Vehicle Sales-Weighted Fuel Economies, 1975-2008
Note: Data are EPA Laboratory test values (unadjusted).
Supporting Information
Model Year | Cars | Pickup trucks | Vans | Sport Utility Vehicles |
---|---|---|---|---|
1975 | 15.8 | 14.0 | 13.1 | 13.0 |
1976 | 17.5 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 13.8 |
1977 | 18.3 | 16.0 | 14.7 | 15.1 |
1978 | 19.9 | 15.7 | 14.2 | 14.4 |
1979 | 20.3 | 15.5 | 13.5 | 12.6 |
1980 | 23.5 | 19.4 | 16.6 | 15.5 |
1981 | 25.1 | 21.0 | 17.5 | 16.8 |
1982 | 26.0 | 21.7 | 17.3 | 17.6 |
1983 | 25.9 | 22.2 | 17.7 | 19.1 |
1984 | 26.3 | 21.5 | 18.9 | 19.3 |
1985 | 27.0 | 21.4 | 19.5 | 19.8 |
1986 | 27.9 | 22.2 | 20.6 | 20.2 |
1987 | 28.1 | 22.5 | 20.9 | 20.6 |
1988 | 28.6 | 21.5 | 21.2 | 20.4 |
1989 | 28.1 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 20.0 |
1990 | 27.8 | 20.7 | 21.2 | 19.8 |
1991 | 28.0 | 21.7 | 21.4 | 20.3 |
1992 | 27.6 | 20.9 | 21.5 | 19.9 |
1993 | 28.2 | 21.1 | 21.9 | 19.9 |
1994 | 28.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 19.7 |
1995 | 28.3 | 20.4 | 21.8 | 19.6 |
1996 | 28.3 | 20.8 | 22.2 | 20.0 |
1997 | 28.4 | 20.4 | 22.1 | 20.1 |
1998 | 28.5 | 20.7 | 22.7 | 20.1 |
1999 | 28.2 | 19.9 | 22.3 | 20.1 |
2000 | 28.2 | 20.5 | 22.8 | 20.1 |
2001 | 28.4 | 19.6 | 22.1 | 20.8 |
2002 | 28.6 | 19.5 | 23.0 | 20.6 |
2003 | 28.9 | 19.9 | 23.5 | 20.8 |
2004 | 28.9 | 19.6 | 23.7 | 20.9 |
2005 | 29.5 | 19.7 | 24.0 | 21.6 |
2006 | 29.2 | 20.1 | 24.3 | 22.1 |
2007 | 30.3 | 20.2 | 24.3 | 22.7 |
2008 | 30.3 | 20.2 | 24.5 | 23.3 |
Note: Data are EPA Laboratory test values (unadjusted). |