This statistic shows the breakdown of highway vehicles in the United States in 2014, by type and carbon dioxide emissions. That year, medium and heavy trucks accounted for 29 percent of the total carbon dioxide gases emitted by highway vehicles in the United States but only four percent of highway vehicles..
Share of highway vehicles and carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2014, by type
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EERE. (November 14, 2016). Share of highway vehicles and carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2014, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/670022/us-highway-vehicle-breakdown-by-co2-emission-share/
EERE. "Share of highway vehicles and carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2014, by type." Chart. November 14, 2016. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/670022/us-highway-vehicle-breakdown-by-co2-emission-share/
EERE. (2016). Share of highway vehicles and carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2014, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/670022/us-highway-vehicle-breakdown-by-co2-emission-share/
EERE. "Share of Highway Vehicles and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in The United States in 2014, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Nov 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/670022/us-highway-vehicle-breakdown-by-co2-emission-share/
EERE, Share of highway vehicles and carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2014, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/670022/us-highway-vehicle-breakdown-by-co2-emission-share/ (last visited January 31, 2023)
Share of highway vehicles and carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2014, by type [Graph], EERE, November 14, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/670022/us-highway-vehicle-breakdown-by-co2-emission-share/