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Summary of Onroad Alternative Fuel and Hybrid Vehicles Made Available, by Fuel Type, Configuration, and Weight Class
Data for: 2008
Report Release: April 2010
Next Release Date: April 2011
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Table S1. Summary of Onroad Alternative Fuel and Hybrid Vehicles Made Available, by Fuel Type, Configuration, and Weight Class, 2008
Fuel Type/Configuration Light Duty Total Medium Duty Total Heavy Duty Total Grand Total
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) 2,193 139 2,108 4,440
Dedicated 2,185 108 2,108 4,401
Nondedicated 8 31 0 39
Electric (EVC)a  2,740 4 58 2,802
Ethanol, 85 Percent (E85)b  1,162,214 13,131 0 1,175,345
Hydrogen (HYD)c  32 0 31 63
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) 20 0 364 384
Dedicated 20 0 364 384
Nondedicated 0 0 0 0
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) 409 58 228 695
Dedicated 150 0 226 376
Nondedicated 259 58 2 319
Diesel-Electric Hybrid (DSL)d  0 2 1,001 1,003
Gasoline-Electric Hybrid (GAS)e  324,779 0 22 324,801
Total Vehicles 1,492,387 13,334 3,812 1,509,533
Dedicated and Nonhybrid 5,127 112 2,787 8,026
Nondedicated and Hybrid 1,487,260 13,222 1,025 1,501,507
  aElectric vehicles are battery powered and are considered dedicated.
  bEthanol vehicles are flexible-fueled and are considered nondedicated; the remaining portion of 85-percent ethanol is gasoline.
  cHydrogen fuel cells are considered dedicated hydrogen because hydrogen is the input fuel.
  dDiesel-electric hybrids are not grouped under the Electric fuel category because the input fuel is diesel rather than an alternative transportation fuel. DOE, which has Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT92) implementation authority, ruled that diesel-electric hybrids are not "alternative fuel vehicles."
  eGasoline-electric hybrids are not grouped under the Electric fuel category because the input fuel is gasoline rather than an alternative transportation fuel. DOE, which has EPACT92 implementation authority, ruled that gasoline-electric hybrids are not "alternative fuel vehicles."
  Notes: Dedicated vehicles are designed to operate exclusively on one alternative fuel. Nondedicated vehicles and hybrid vehicles are configured to operate on more than one fuel. Light Duty includes vehicles less than or equal to 8,500 GVWR, including neighborhood electric  vehicles and motorcycles. Medium Duty includes vehicles 8,501 to 26,000 GVWR. Heavy Duty includes vehicles 26,001 and over GVWR.
  Source:  U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-886 "Annual Survey of Alternative Fueled Vehicles."