This statistic represents the volume of plastics content used in North American light vehicles in 2010, 2014 and 2017, with a breakdown by material. In 2017, a North American vehicle contained some 18 pounds of polyethylenes.
Volume of plastics content used in light vehicles in North America in 2010, 2014 and 2017, by material
(in pounds of material per vehicle)
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American Chemistry Council. (June 30, 2018). Volume of plastics content used in light vehicles in North America in 2010, 2014 and 2017, by material (in pounds of material per vehicle) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/496664/plastics-content-in-light-vehicles-in-north-america-by-material/
American Chemistry Council. "Volume of plastics content used in light vehicles in North America in 2010, 2014 and 2017, by material (in pounds of material per vehicle)." Chart. June 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/496664/plastics-content-in-light-vehicles-in-north-america-by-material/
American Chemistry Council. (2018). Volume of plastics content used in light vehicles in North America in 2010, 2014 and 2017, by material (in pounds of material per vehicle). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/496664/plastics-content-in-light-vehicles-in-north-america-by-material/
American Chemistry Council. "Volume of Plastics Content Used in Light Vehicles in North America in 2010, 2014 and 2017, by Material (in Pounds of Material per Vehicle)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/496664/plastics-content-in-light-vehicles-in-north-america-by-material/
American Chemistry Council, Volume of plastics content used in light vehicles in North America in 2010, 2014 and 2017, by material (in pounds of material per vehicle) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/496664/plastics-content-in-light-vehicles-in-north-america-by-material/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Volume of plastics content used in light vehicles in North America in 2010, 2014 and 2017, by material (in pounds of material per vehicle) [Graph], American Chemistry Council, June 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/496664/plastics-content-in-light-vehicles-in-north-america-by-material/
