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Estimated Number of Alternative Fueled Vehicles in Use, by Fuel Type and User Group
Data for: 2007
Report Release: April 2009
Next Release Date: April 2010
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Table V8. Estimated Number of Alternative Fueled Vehicles in Use, by Fuel Type and User Group, 2007
User Group Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Electrica  Ethanol, 85 Percent (E85)b  Hydrogen Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Other Fuelsc  Total
Federal Agencies 9,286 100 112,560 0 34 308 0 122,288
State Agencies 9,133 1,977 60,393 2 6 7,750 0 79,261
Electric Fuel Providers 4,302 518 4,141 7 6 705 0 9,679
Natural Gas Fuel Providers 5,161 40 671 0 60 119 0 6,051
Propane Fuel Providers 4 0 0 0 7 10,292 0 10,303
Transit Agencies 9,268 138 708 5 604 557 0 11,280
Other Private & Municipal Governmentsd  77,237 52,957 185,911 209 2,064 138,523 3 456,904
Total 114,391 55,730 364,384 223 2,781 158,254 3 695,766
a Excludes gasoline-electric and diesel-electric hybrids.
b Excludes E85 vehicles used by private individuals (non-fleet users) because most of those are believed to be in use as traditional gasoline-powered vehicles.
c 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.
d Includes Private business entities except Fuel Providers, which are shown separately in this table.  Also includes municipal (local) government agencies except Transit Agencies, which are shown separately in this table. 
Notes:  Vehicles in Use do not include concept and demonstration vehicles that are not ready for delivery to end users. 
Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric, and Alternate Fuels and the DOE/GSA Federal Automotive Statistical Tool (FAST).