Jevon's paradox

[noodles91380]

I want to site a source but can't yet cause I'm a newbie, so apologies for the next couple posts.

[noodles91380]

The source is coming...just one more...

[noodles91380]

Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption and Travel in the U.S., 1960

Notice that, Average miles per gallon has gone up, but Average Fuel Consumed per Vehicle and Average Miles Travelled per Vehicle has gone up as well.

[Old Tele man]

...we should've done all our driving back in 2003, when our miles-per-gallons were higher!

...now, we'll just have to walk!

[The Rooster]

Originally Posted by noodles91380

Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption and Travel in the U.S., 1960

Notice that, Average miles per gallon has gone up, but Average Fuel Consumed per Vehicle and Average Miles Travelled per Vehicle has gone up as well.

I like my statistics better, because they do a better job of proving "Rooster's Paradox".