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U.S. Summer 2016 Gasoline Consumption Sets New High - Making OPEC and Other Bad Guys Real Happy


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Editor's Note: This growth in the use of poison and terror supporting gasoline is what we have to look forward to for the next 100 years unless we replace e10 with high test renewable e85...the effect of EV's, Plug-ins, Fuel Cell and other alt fuel vehicles are bullshit and will NEVER make a dent in America's growing gasoline consumption...it's time to get pissed off Americans.

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook, October 2016

The consumption of U.S. finished motor gasoline reached a new high of 9.7 million barrels per day (b/d) in June 2016, surpassing the previous one-month high of 9.6 million b/d set in July 2007. U.S. gasoline consumption during summer 2016 (June through August) increased by 169,000 b/d, or 1.8%, relative to the same period in 2015. The increase in gasoline consumption was slightly lower than the increase in driving, suggesting that fuel economy improvements slightly mitigated the increase.

Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) were also high in summer 2016, setting a new record in June. From summer 2015 to summer 2016, VMT grew by 9.3 billion miles per day, an increase of nearly 3.0%. This is slightly more than the 1.8% growth in gasoline consumption over that period. Compared to summer 2007, summer 2016 VMT increased more than 6.4%, while gasoline consumption only increased 0.5%.

graph of U.S. motor gasoline conumption and vehicle miles traveled, as explained in the article text
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook, October 2016

The October Short-Term Energy Outlook forecasts an annual gasoline consumption increase of 0.5% from 2016 to 2017, based on a 1.3% increase in travel and improvements in fuel economy.

Principal contributor: Matthew French