The Vermont Transportation Energy Report (2007)
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The Vermont Transportation Energy Report (2007)

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    University of Vermont. Transportation Research Center
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    UVM TRC Report # 07-001
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    Tech Report
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    University of Vermont. Transportation Research Center
  • Abstract:
    In 2006, more than $1 billion was spent in Vermont purchasing gasoline and diesel. This is an increase of more than $500 million dollars since 2002. In these five years, in-state spending on transportation fuels has almost doubled while gasoline and diesel fuel use has remained almost the same. Most of these dollars are exported out of state to purchase the fuel. The reason for the increase in spending is the rapid increase in gasoline prices over the last five years. Gasoline sales in Vermont decreased between 2002 and 2006 while diesel sales increased about 10% during the same time period. Vehicle registrations and licenses both increased between 2004 and 2005. Registrations increased more than licenses issued, which in turn increased more than the Vermont population, suggesting that more vehicles were bought than new drivers were added to the population. Purchases of all of top-ranked fuel-efficient new vehicles available for sale in 2006 (i.e., Model Year 2006 and 2007) comprised 6.6% of the total new vehicle sales in Vermont in 2006. In a 2000 Vermont Agency of Transportation survey, two-thirds of Vermonters polled said there were no actions that would cause them to drive less. In a matching 2006 survey of 600 Vermonters, the number of Vermonters who said there were no actions that would cause them to drive less had dropped to 37%. In 2007, the University Transportation Center commissioned the Center for Rural Studies to include survey questions related to transportation alternatives in their annual “Vermonter Poll.” Five hundred sixty-five households were asked what actions, circumstances, or transportation alternatives might encourage them to drive less. The most number of people responded that they would drive less if public transportation were improved. This report provides policy makers with clear data on the status of fuel consumption, vehicle purchases and public opinion that can be used as a basis for policy discussions and initiatives. The Vermont Clean Cities Coalition will continue to provide these data on an annual basis.
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