Mumbai, April 13 -- The Energy Information Administration or EIA stated in a latest update that annual motor gasoline consumption in the United States decreased in 2025 even as vehicle miles traveled (VMT) increased because of increasing fuel efficiency, a trend it forecast will continue in 2026 and 2027. The US motor gasoline consumption averaged 8.9 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2025, 1% less than 2024 and 4% less than pre-pandemic demand in 2019. It is estimated that motor gasoline consumption will continue to decline as forecast fuel efficiency increases and VMT growth slows. Gasoline consumption is a function of the number of miles traveled nationally by vehicles-measured as VMT by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)-and avera...