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ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Senator BAYH. Mr. Dunlop, thank you very much for your statement
and for your answers to the questions. The Petroleum Institute is an
indispensable agent in our effort to solve this problem. We are glad to
note that you are trying your level best to handle it.
Mr. DuNLoP. Thank you very much.
May I say, sir, that we shall continue to do so.
(Subsequently, Mr. Dunlop submitted the following statistical
information:)
WHAT'S AHEAD FOR PASSENGER CARS
Fuel and oil consumption
Average
miles per
year I
Year
1956 ----------------------------1957 ----------------------------1958 ----------------------------1959 ---------------------------1960 ----------------------------1961 ---------------------------1962 ----------------------------1963 ----------------------------1964 ----------------------------1965 ----------------------------1966 ----------------------------1967 ---------------------------1968 ---------------------------1969 ----------------------------1970 ----------------------------1971 ---------------------------1972 ---------------------------1973 ----------------------------1974 ----------------------------1975 ---------------------------1976-------------- --------------
Average
gallons of
gasoline I
9,3
9,391
9,494
9,529
9,446
9,465
9.441
9,378
9,421
9,400
9,400
9,400
9,400
9,400
9,400
9,400
9,400
9,400
9,400
9,400
9,400
Average
miles per
1
gallons
651
652
664
666
661
658
657
652
659
657
657
662
662
662
667
667
667
671
671
671
671
M/O 2
ratio
14.4
14.4
14.3
14.3
14.3
14.4
14.4
14.4
14.3
14.3
14.3
14.2
14.2
14.2
14.1
14.1
14.1
14.0
14.0
14.0
14.0
1.17
1.06
1.01
.94
.90
.85
.79
.75
.67
.63
.60
.57
.53
.51
.50
.49
.48
.47
.46
.45
.44
Average
quarts
motor oil
30.5
27.6
26.0
25.8
23.8
22.4
20.8
19.6
17.6
16.6
15.8
15.1
14.0
13.5
13.3
13.1
12.8
12.6
12.4
12.1
11.8
11956-64, Bureau of Public Roads, 1965-76, NPN estimates.
2 Motor-oil ratio: The number of gallons of oil sold per 100 gallons of gasoline.
NoTE.-Average miles per year are based on cars registered. Because all cars registered are not in use the
entire year, actual averages are higher, about 8.1 percent from 1958 on.
Engines and fuels
Model year
Year
1956 ----------------------------1957 ----------------------------1958 -----------------------------1959 ----------------------------1960 ----------------------------1961 ----------------------------1962 ----------------------------1963 ----------------------------1964 ----------------------------1965 ----------------------------1966 ----------------------------1967 ----------------------------1968 ----------------------------1969 ----------------------------1970 ----------------------------1971 ----------------------------1972----------------------------1973 ----------------------------1974----------------------------1975--------------------.
1976 --
Average octane rating
(research)
Percent
premium
Average
compression
ratio
Percent
recoinmending
premium
Premium
8.5
44.5
9.1
48. 0
9.5
49.0
9.2
38.0
9.0
26.5
8.9
23.5
9.0
28.8
9.2
30.2
9.3
30.6
9.4
33.5
9.4
33.1
9.5 --------------9.6 --------------9.7 --------------9.8 --------------9.9 --------------10.0 --------------10.1 --------------10.2 --------------10.3 --------------10.4 --------------
97.2
98.4
98.9
99.2
99.3
99.3
99.5
99.7
100.0
100.0
100.1
100.2
100.3
100.4
100.5
100.6
100.7
100.8
100.9
101. 0
101.1
Regular
90.0
91.1
91.8
92.2
92.6
929
93.0
93.2
93.7
93.8
94.0
94.2
94.4
94.6
94.8
95.0
95.2
95.4
98.6
95.8
96.0
11956-65, weighted average based on production. 1966-76, NPN estimate and forecast.
versus
total
"gas" sales
32.1
31.5
31.8
31.0
30.8
30.6
30.4
33.0
34.1
34.3
34.5
34.7
34.9
35.1
35.3
35.5
35.7
35. 9
36.1
36.3
36.5
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