The size, composition, and use of the U.S. motor vehicle fleet are subjects of major interest to analysts and policy-makers concerned with the environmental impacts of passenger transportation. The release of 1995 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS) provides an opportunity to examine recent trends in motor vehicle ownership and usage. This latest NPTS, which follows similar studies conducted in 1969, 1977, 1983, and 1990, also incorporates several refinements that may make it a more useful data source for understanding the causes and implications of these trends. This paper addresses three related subject areas. The first is the total volume of personal motor vehicle travel, its recent growth, and the sources of its growth. The second subject concerns vehicle ownership, specifically, the number, types, and age distribution of motor vehicles available to households. The third subject is household vehicle utilization patterns; this section also includes a model of the determinants of household demand for private motor vehicle travel. The paper also explores the implications of changes in vehicle ownership and use for air pollutant emissions and energy consumption.
Trends in Personal Motor Vehicle Ownership and Use: Evidence from the Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey
1998
39 pages
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Englisch