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The U.S. has set a new record for how much gasoline the country consumes in a month. Drivers burned more than 405 million gallons of gas a day in June, the latest month counted. The Energy Information Administration says that’s the highest amount ever, on records dating back to 1946.
Just a few years back, when the economy was suffering, “staycations” became popular. But now people clearly want to be out on the road. The Federal Highway Administration says Americans drove 280 billion miles in June, up 3 percent from June 2015.
At Valley Forge National Historical Park outside of Philadelphia the parking lot has cars from all over the place — Tennessee, New York, Montana and Washington state.
“Because the gasoline prices have been so low this summer, I’ve been able to go a lot farther and see a lot more than I initially thought I would be able to,” says Roberta Tower of Seattle. She’s retired and is three months into a cross-country trip with her small SUV and camp trailer.
U.S. Gasoline Use Hits A Record, But That May Not Last
Chart: Alyson Hurt/NPR
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The U.S. has set a new record for how much gasoline the country consumes in a month. Drivers burned more than 405 million gallons of gas a day in June, the latest month counted. The Energy Information Administration says that’s the highest amount ever, on records dating back to 1946.
Just a few years back, when the economy was suffering, “staycations” became popular. But now people clearly want to be out on the road. The Federal Highway Administration says Americans drove 280 billion miles in June, up 3 percent from June 2015.
At Valley Forge National Historical Park outside of Philadelphia the parking lot has cars from all over the place — Tennessee, New York, Montana and Washington state.
“Because the gasoline prices have been so low this summer, I’ve been able to go a lot farther and see a lot more than I initially thought I would be able to,” says Roberta Tower of Seattle. She’s retired and is three months into a cross-country trip with her small SUV and camp trailer.
U.S. Gasoline Use Hits A Record, But That May Not Last
Chart: Alyson Hurt/NPR
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