Other than a brief blip in the late 1970s, the number of
vehicle miles traveled rose more than 3 percent a year starting in the mid-1970s, gaining as much as 3.6 percent during the early 1990s, according to government figures.
Vehicle miles traveled rose to a record high during June.
Not exact matches
And though
vehicles have gotten more efficient and more hybrids and EVs are on the road since then, the number of
vehicles and
vehicle miles traveled (VMT) have begun
rising again, overwhelming efficiency gains.
If
vehicle miles traveled are going to
rise so dramatically, by almost one trillion
miles, why is so little thought given to congestion and the waste energy it causes?