US total VMT hits historic high in first half of year; VMT per capita trending upward, but below 2005 peak

Green Car Congress
By mmillikinAug 23, 2015, 6:20 am294 pts
US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) estimates show that US driving topped 1.54 trillion miles in the first half of 2015, beating the previous record of 1.5 trillion miles, set in June 2007. This is more than double the amount driven during the same period in 1981,…

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