With rising gasoline prices and more fuel-efficient cars on roads... the amount of gasoline consumed per car has dropped to its lowest in 12 years.<br />Seo Bo-bin has more. <br /><br />The amount of gasoline consumed per car in Korea has dropped to its lowest in 12 years. Car owners in Korea spent an average of 1-thousand-6-hundred U.S. dollars on gasoline last year.<br /><br />According to the Korea Petroleum Association, the amount of gasoline consumed per car last year was 1-thousand-1-hundred-60 liters on average. This is a 2-point-4 percent decrease from the previous year, and is the lowest figure since 2006. <br /><br />Although the number of gasoline-run vehicles has increased steadily, the amount of gasoline consumed by each vehicle has decreased. Looking back at the years 2018 and 2017, the number of gasoline-run vehicles increased by 2-point-5 percent, but total gasoline consumption only increased by 0-point-1 percent. <br /><br />This can be explained by improvements in fuel efficiency from new car models, but also because higher gasoline prices have reduced the amount of people driving their cars. <br /><br />An official from the Korea Petroleum Association said that as the price of gasoline will rise again this year due to the rising oil prices, gasoline consumption will continue to decrease.<br /><br />Seo Bo-bin, Arirang News. <br />
