333 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