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Estimated Consumption of Alternative Fuels, by Fuel Type, Weight Class, and Vehicle Type
Data for: 2007
Report Release: April 2009
Next Release Date: April 2010
Table C6    xls   pdf   format      Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels 2007

Table C6. Estimated Consumption of Alternative Fuels, by Fuel Type, Weight Class, and Vehicle Type, 2007
(Thousand Gasoline-Equivalent Gallons)
Vehicle Type Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Electric Ethanol, 85 Percent (E85)a  Hydrogen Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Other Fuelsb  Total
Light Duty Vehicles 26,037 3,370 49,581 29 55 33,393 2 112,467
  Automobiles
    Subcompact 881 405 27 0 0 15 0 1,328
    Compact 3,248 508 3,195 22 4 298 0 7,275
    Midsize 1,039 92 3,638 0 0 1,598 0 6,367
    Fullsize 2,777 0 5,069 0 0 4,435 0 12,281
  Vans
    Minivans 842 62 3,867 0 0 1,816 0 6,587
    Light-Duty Vans 5,998 24 2,687 0 2 8,467 0 17,178
  Pickup Trucks 9,084 961 13,611 2 41 14,394 0 38,093
  SUVs 218 385 17,477 5 1 361 2 18,449
  Trucks 1,945 202 10 0 2 2,008 0 4,167
  Low Speed Vehicles 3 699 0 0 5 1 0 708
  Motorcycles 2 32 0 0 0 0 0 34
Medium Duty Vehicles 17,862 32 4,509 0 173 32,611 0 55,187
  Vans 4,955 2 76 0 3 6,225 0 11,261
  Pickups 6,122 0 4,337 0 0 8,300 0 18,759
  Trucks 6,785 30 96 0 170 18,086 0 25,167
Heavy Duty Vehicles 134,666 1,635 1 37 24,366 86,356 0 247,061
  Trucks 4,361 20 0 0 3,169 75,529 0 83,079
  Buses 130,305 1,615 1 37 21,197 10,827 0 163,982
Total 178,565 5,037 54,091 66 24,594 152,360 2 414,715
a The remaining portion of 85-percent ethanol is gasoline.  Consumption data include the gasoline portion of the fuel.
b May include P-Series fuel or any other fuel designated by the Secretary of Energy as an alternative fuel in accordance with the Energy Policy Act of 1995.
Notes:  Light duty includes vehicles less than or equal to 8,500 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). Medium duty includes vehicles 8,501 to 26,000 pounds GVWR. Heavy duty includes vehicles 26,001 pounds and over GVWR.  
Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric, and Alternate Fuels.