Transportation energy data book: edition 23 - Oak Ridge National ...

FOREWORD
Welcome to this 23rd edition of the Transportation Energy Data Book. I would like to bring to
your attention some of the data that is new or of particular interest:
1. The Transportation Oil Gap shows that transportation oil use has exceeded U.S. oil
production since 1987 and this gap is projected to continue to grow (Figure 1.7)
2. Between 1991 and 2001, heavy truck energy use grew at a faster rate than for any other
mode (Tables 2.6 and 2.7)
3. Vehicles per thousand people varies greatly by region of the world (Figure 3.1)
4. The median lifetime of automobiles in the U.S. rose from 11.5 years for model year 1970
vehicles to 16.9 years for model year 1990 vehicles (Table 3.9)
5. The percent of automobiles that are imports or transplants reached 50% for the first time
in 2001 (Table 4.5)
6. SUVs accounted for 6.8% of all light vehicle sales in 1990 and 24.6% in 2002 (Table
4.9)
7. The number of new light vehicle dealerships declined at an annual rate of 1.1% over the
1979-2000 period, but the vehicles sold per dealership grew at an annual rate of 3%
(Table 4.16)
8. CAFE fines collected were $34 million in 2001, while tax receipts from the sale of gas
guzzlers were $78 million (Tables 4.20 and 4.22)
9. Data for hydrogen has been added that show production methods, production totals,
consumption, storage systems, and fuel cell types (Tables 6.6 through 6.12)
I hope you find value in this data book. We welcome suggestions on how to improve it.
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