The National Energy
Modeling System: An Overview 2003
Examples of Midsize Automobile Attributes
| Year |
Gasoline |
Diesel Flex |
Ethanol Flex |
LPG |
Electric- Diesel Hybrid |
Fuel Cell Hydrogen |
|
| Vehicle Price (thousand 2001 dollars) |
2001 |
25.0 |
27.2 |
27.3 |
30.7 |
36.1 |
81.0* |
| 2025 |
26.5 |
28.4 |
26.8 |
32.2 |
28.9 |
53.8 |
|
| Vehicle Miles per Gallon |
2001 |
26.7 |
35.9 |
26.9 |
27.7 |
42.6 |
52.9* |
| 2025 |
27.6 |
34.5 |
27.9 |
28.5 |
40.0 |
49.8 |
|
| Vehicle Range (miles) |
2001 |
450 |
610 |
330 |
390 |
590 |
450* |
| 2025 |
470 |
630 |
340 |
400 |
610 |
470 |
|
| Fuel Availability Relative to Gasoline |
2001 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00** |
0.30 |
1.00 |
0.00* |
| 2025 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
0.40 |
1.00 |
0.90 |
|
| *Data for fuel cell hydrogen automobiles is for
2005, first year of availability. **Due to availability using gasoline. |
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