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Posted May 20, 2024 Today in Energy ›

U.S. electricity consumption by light-duty vehicles likely surpassed rail in 2023 ›

Light-duty vehicles (LDV) in the United States used more electricity than rail systems for the first time in 2023, according to new estimates in our Electric Power Monthly. We recently started publishing experimental estimates for LDV electricity consumption, which are not collected on our traditional surveys but are derived using a model. We compared these estimates with consumption data from electric utilities that report transportation sector end use, which is almost only municipal and regional rail systems. More ›

consumption of electricity for transportation in the United States

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Tables D.1 and 5.1

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