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Estimated Consumption of Alternative Fuels, by Fuel Type and Vehicle Weight Class
Data for: 2008
Report Release: April 2010
Next Release Date: April 2011
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Table C5. Estimated Consumption of Alternative Fuels, by Fuel Type and Vehicle Weight Class, 2004 - 2008
(Thousand Gasoline-Equivalent Gallons)
Fuel Type 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Light Duty Medium Duty Heavy Duty Total Light Duty Medium Duty Heavy Duty Total Light Duty Medium Duty Heavy Duty Total Light Duty Medium Duty Heavy Duty Total Light Duty Medium Duty Heavy Duty Total
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) 29,258 19,151 110,494 158,903 28,725 18,907 119,246 166,878 26,946 15,461 129,604 172,011 26,037 17,862 134,666 178,565 24,765 18,516 146,077 189,358
Electric  3,544 44 1,681 5,269 3,607 44 1,568 5,219 3,402 30 1,672 5,104 3,370 32 1,635 5,037 3,276 22 1,752 5,050
Ethanol, 85 percent (E85)a  31,435 146 0 31,581 37,770 304 0 38,074 41,952 2,088 1 44,041 49,581 4,509 1 54,091 57,526 4,937 1 62,464
Hydrogen  2 0 6 8 11 0 14 25 17 0 24 41 29 0 37 66 30 0 87 117
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) 57 199 20,632 20,888 59 193 22,157 22,409 58 183 23,233 23,474 55 173 24,366 24,594 67 166 25,321 25,554
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) 49,816 58,551 103,516 211,883 48,139 55,911 84,121 188,171 44,519 39,855 88,756 173,130 33,393 32,611 86,356 152,360 33,681 29,455 84,648 147,784
Other Fuelsb  0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2
Total 114,112 78,091 236,329 428,532 118,313 75,359 227,106 420,778 116,896 57,617 243,290 417,803 112,467 55,187 247,061 414,715 119,347 53,096 257,886 430,329
  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.
  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.  The estimated consumption of neat methanol (M100), 85-percent methanol (M85), and 95-percent ethanol (E95) is zero for all years included in this table.  Therefore, those fuels are not shown.  
  Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric, and Alternate Fuels and the DOE/GSA Federal Automotive Statistical Tool (FAST).