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Estimated Consumption of Vehicle Fuels in Native Units, by Fuel Type
Data for: 2008
Report Release: April 2010
Next Release Date: April 2011
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Table C2. Estimated Consumption of Vehicle Fuels in Native Units, by Fuel Type, 2004 - 2008
Fuel Type Units 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Alternative Fuels
  Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) million cubic feet 19,145 20,106 20,724 21,514 22,814
  Electricity  thousand kwh 175,633 173,967 170,133 167,900 168,333
  Ethanol, 85 percent (E85)a  thousand gallons 43,862 52,881 61,168 75,126 86,756
  Hydrogen   thousand kilograms 7 23 37 60 107
  Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) thousand gallons 31,648 33,953 35,567 37,264 38,718
  Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) thousand gallons 286,328 254,285 233,959 205,892 199,708
  Other Fuelsb    na na na na na
Biodiesel thousand gallons 26,878[R]  90,827[R]  260,584[R]  358,156[R]  315,796
Oxygenates
  Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE)c
      and Other Oxygenates		 thousand gallons 2,309,160 2,035,320 534,912 0 0
  Ethanol in Gasohol thousand gallons 3,514,909 4,013,679 5,429,217 6,885,690 9,435,428
Traditional Fuels Used On-Highway
  Gasolined  thousand gallons 138,283,000 138,723,000 140,146,000 140,646,000 134,644,492
  Dieseld  thousand gallons 37,122,000 38,054,000 39,120,000 39,373,000 38,006,669
  aThe remaining portion of 85-percent ethanol is gasoline.  Consumption data include the gasoline portion of the fuel. 
  bMay 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.
  cOther Oxygenates are assumed to be primarily Tertiary Amyl Methyl Ether (TAME).
  dGasoline consumption includes ethanol in gasohol and MTBE.  Diesel includes biodiesel.  Gasoline and diesel values are rounded to the nearest million gallons.
  Notes: R = Revised, na=not applicable, kwh=kilowatt hours.  Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
  Sources: Gasoline:  U.S. Energy Information Administration, Petroleum Supply Annual Volume 1, Table 1, Product Supplied.  Starting in 2008, the fraction of gasoline used on-highway was determined from the Federal Highway Administration's "Highway Statistics".  Highway use of gasoline and total use of gasoline are found in Table MF-21. Aviation gasoline use is found in Table MF-24.  The fraction is calculated as (total highway use of gasoline)/(total use of gasoline - aviation gasoline).  The estimated fractions of gasoline use that were on-highway in 2008 was 0.974. Biodiesel: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, forthcoming May 2010 issue, Table 10.4, Consumption. MTBE: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Petroleum Supply Annual Volume 1, Table 15, html version, Refinery and Blender Net Inputs.  For years 2004 through 2006, highway use of MTBE was estimated by applying the fraction of gasoline used on-highway for the year to the MTBE quantity.  Highway use of MTBE was assumed to be zero after 2006, since U.S. refineries and blenders voluntarily discontinued the use of MTBE in highway gasoline in mid-2006.  Refinery and blender inputs of MTBE after 2006 were for export markets only.  All Other Oxygenates: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Petroleum Supply Annual Volume 1, Table 15, html version, Refinery and Blender Net Inputs.  Fuel ethanol is not included in this category.  Highway use of All Other Oxygenates estimated by applying the fraction of gasoline used on-highway for each year to the All Other Oxygenates quantity. Ethanol:  U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, February 2010 Table 10.3, Consumption.  Highway use of ethanol estimated by applying the fraction of gasoline used on-highway for each year to the ethanol quantity. Diesel: U.S.Energy Information Administration, Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales 2008, Table 1, Sales of Distillate Fuel Oil, On-Highway