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FOTW #1203: Light-Duty Plug-In Electric Vehicles Displaced 500 Million Gallons of Gasoline in the U.S. in 2020

Posted by Victoria on Sep. 14, 2021  /  Electric Vehicles, Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation, Emissions & Fuel Economy, EERE Fact of the Week  /   0

Gasoline displacement in the United States due to light-duty plug-in electric vehicles reached an estimated high of 500 million gallons in 2020.

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FOTW #1202: U.S. Light-Duty Electric Vehicle Miles Traveled Reached 13.7 Billion Miles in 2020

Posted by Victoria on Sep. 7, 2021  /  Electric Vehicles, Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation, EERE Fact of the Week  /   0

The number of electric vehicle miles traveled (eVMT) has been increasing each year since the introduction of the first mass market plug-in vehicles in late 2010.

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Transportation Data Point (September 2021): Fuel Comparisons: School Bus NOx Emissions

Posted by Victoria on Sep. 1, 2021  /  Electric Vehicles, Bio Fuels, Propane, CNG, Clean Cities and Communities, Emissions & Fuel Economy, Natural Gas, Transportation Data Points  /   0

This month's data point shows the approximate annual nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions associated with a school bus of each fuel type driving 15,000 miles per year.

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