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Estimated Consumption of Alternative Fuels, by Fuel Type, Vehicle Category, and Configuration
Data for: 2007
Report Release: April 2009
Next Release Date: April 2010
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Table C7. Estimated Consumption of Alternative Fuels, by Fuel Type, Vehicle Category, and Configuration, 2007
(Thousand Gasoline-Equivalent Gallons)
Category / Configuration Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Electric Ethanol, 85 Percent (E85)a  Hydrogen Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Other Fuelsb  Total
Automobiles 7,945 1,005 11,929 22 4 6,346 0 27,251
  Dedicated 4,184 1,005 0 0 0 4,288 0 9,477
  Non-dedicated 3,761 0 11,929 22 4 2,058 0 17,774
Vansc  11,795 88 6,630 0 5 16,508 0 35,026
  Dedicated 7,348 88 0 0 3 7,032 0 14,471
  Non-dedicated 4,447 0 6,630 0 2 9,476 0 20,555
Pickup Trucksd  15,206 961 17,948 2 41 22,694 0 56,852
  Dedicated 5,103 961 0 2 3 4,630 0 10,699
  Non-dedicated 10,103 0 17,948 0 38 18,064 0 46,153
Other Truckse  13,309 637 17,583 5 3,342 95,984 2 130,862
  Dedicated 7,853 636 0 0 2,158 85,228 0 95,875
  Non-dedicated 5,456 1 17,583 5 1,184 10,756 2 34,987
Buses 130,305 1,615 1 37 21,197 10,827 0 163,982
  Dedicated 127,068 1,610 0 21 21,069 9,037 0 158,805
  Non-dedicated 3,237 5 1 16 128 1,790 0 5,177
Other Vehiclesf  5 731 0 0 5 1 0 742
  Dedicated 3 731 0 0 5 1 0 740
  Non-dedicated 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Total 178,565 5,037 54,091 66 24,594 152,360 2 414,715
  Dedicated 151,559 5,031 0 23 23,238 110,216 0 290,067
  Non-dedicated 27,006 6 54,091 43 1,356 42,144 2 124,648
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.
c Includes minivans, light duty vans, and medium duty vans.
d Includes light duty and medium duty pickup trucks. 
e Includes SUV’s, heavy-duty trucks, and all light- and medium-duty trucks except pickup trucks. 
f Includes motorcycles, low speed vehicles (e.g., neighborhood electric vehicles), and other unspecified vehicles. 
Notes:  Dedicated vehicles are designed to operate exclusively on one alternative fuel.  Non-dedicated vehicles are configured to operate on more than one fuel.
Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric, and Alternate Fuels.