#853Stop/Start Technology is in nearly 5% of All New Light Vehicles ProducedDecember 29, 2014#852Turbocharged Engines Account for 64.7% of all Four-Cylinder Gasoline Car Engines in 2014December 22, 2014#851The Average Number of Gears used in Transmissions Continues to RiseDecember 15, 2014#850Automatic Transmissions have closed the Fuel Economy Gap with Manual TransmissionsDecember 8, 2014#849Midsize Hybrid Cars Averaged 51% Better Fuel Economy than Midsize Non-Hybrid Cars in 2014December 1, 2014#848Nearly Three-Fourths of New Cars have Fuel Economy above 25 Miles per GallonNovember 24, 2014#847Cars were Over 50% of Light Vehicle Production in 2014November 17, 2014#846Trucks Move 70% of all Freight by Weight and 74% of Freight by ValueNovember 10, 2014#845From 1970 to 2013 the Share of Older Vehicles in Operation has IncreasedNovember 3, 2014#844Electricity Generated from Coal has Declined while Generation from Natural Gas has GrownOctober 27, 2014#843Cumulative Plug-in Electric Vehicle Sales are Two and a Half Times Higher than Hybrid Electric Vehicle Sales in the First 45 Months since Market IntroductionOctober 20, 2014#842Vehicles and Vehicle Travel Trends have Changed Since 2008October 13, 2014#841Vehicles per Thousand People: U.S. vs. Other World RegionsOctober 6, 2014#840World Renewable Electricity Consumption is GrowingSeptember 29, 2014#839World Petroleum Consumption Continues to Rise despite Declines from the United States and EuropeSeptember 22, 2014#838Net Imports of Petroleum were Only 33% of U.S. Consumption in 2013September 15, 2014#837Gap between Net Imports and Total Imports of Petroleum is WideningSeptember 8, 2014#836Non-OPEC Countries Supply Nearly Two-thirds of U.S. Petroleum ImportsSeptember 1, 2014#835Average Annual Gasoline Pump Price, 1929-2013August 25, 2014#834About Two-Thirds of Transportation Energy Use is Gasoline for Light VehiclesAugust 18, 2014#833Fuel Economy Rated Second Most Important Vehicle AttributeAugust 11, 2014#832Over Half of the Refueling Stations in the U.S. and Canada Sell Diesel FuelAugust 4, 2014#831Top Ten States with Diesel Light VehiclesJuly 28, 2014#830Diesel Light Vehicle Offerings ExpandJuly 21, 2014#829The Transportation Petroleum GapJuly 14, 2014#828Japanese Auto Manufacturers Increase Domestic Production for U.S. SalesJuly 7, 2014#827Share of Import Cars Declines to less than 30% of Car Sales in 2013June 30, 2014#826The Effect of Tire Pressure on Fuel EconomyJune 23, 2014#825Tier 3 Non-Methane Organic Gases Plus Nitrogen Oxide Emission Standards, Model Years 2017-2025June 16, 2014#824EPA Sulfur Standards for GasolineJune 9, 2014#823Hybrid Vehicles use more Battery Packs but Plug-in Vehicles use More Battery CapacityJune 2, 2014#822Battery Capacity Varies Widely for Plug-In VehiclesMay 26, 2014#821Best Selling Vehicle by State, 2013May 19, 2014#820Dollars Spent on Imported PetroleumMay 5, 2014#819Imports of Crude Oil DecliningApril 28, 2014#818The Effect of Winter Weather on Fuel EconomyApril 21, 2014#817Conventional and Alternative Fuel Price Trends from 2000 to 2013February 17, 2014#816Natural Gas Refueling Stations Grow Over the Last Ten YearsFebruary 10, 2014#815Global Sales of Top 10 Plug-In VehiclesFebruary 3, 2014#814More Choices when Buying Vehicles that Use Advanced Technology and Alternative FuelsJanuary 27, 2014#813New Light Vehicle Fuel Economy Continues to RiseJanuary 20, 2014#812The Number of Models Achieving 40 MPG or More is Increasing RapidlyJanuary 13, 2014#811Light Vehicle Sales RecoveriesJanuary 6, 20142021 Facts of the Week2020 Facts of the Week2019 Facts of the Week2018 Facts of the Week2017 Facts of the Week2016 Facts of the Week2015 Facts of the Week2013 Facts of the Week2012 Facts of the Week2011 Facts of the Week2010 Facts of the Week2009 Facts of the Week
