Maps and Data - Average Fuel Economy by Major Vehicle Category
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Average Fuel Economy by Major Vehicle Category
Motorcycle | Ridesourcing Vehicle | Car | Light Truck/Van | Transit Vanpool | Demand Response | Delivery Truck | School Bus | Class 8 Truck | Transit Bus | Refuse Truck | |
mpg Gasoline | 44 | 25.5 | 24.4 | 17.8 | 11.1 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 2.5312 |
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This chart shows the average fuel economy of vehicles in the United States, by major vehicle category. The metric used is gasoline gallon equivalents (GGEs), representing a quantity of fuel with the same amount of energy contained in a gallon of gasoline. Refuse trucks and transit buses have relatively low fuel economy because they are heavy and drive stop-and-go drive cycles. Class 8 trucks, which carry heavier loads but drive more consistent drive cycles, also have relatively low fuel economy. For comparison, see Average Per-Passenger Fuel Economy by Travel Mode and Average Annual Fuel Use by Vehicle Type.- Federal Highway Administration. Highway Statistics 2021, Table VM-1.
- World Resources Institute Electric School Bus Initiative, Recommended total cost of ownership parameters for electric school buses, Table 1Highway Statistics 2021, Table VM-1.
- Calculated from statistics found in American Public Transit Association's Public Transportation Fact Book 2022.
- Gordon, Deborah, Juliet Burdelski, and James S. Cannon. Greening Garbage Trucks: New Technologies for Cleaner Air. Inform, Inc. 2003.
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