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Table 4-6M: Energy Consumption by Mode of Transportation

(Petajoules)

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	1960	1965	1970	1975	1980	1985	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Air
Certificated carriers^a
Jet fuel	278	554	1,119	1,077	1,213	1,441	(R) 1,755	1,639	1,675	1,703	(R) 1,764	(R) 1,805	(R) 1,883	(R) 1,932	(R) 1,899	2,051	2,114	1,997	1,830
General aviation^b
Aviation gasoline	31	37	70	52	66	53	45	45	40	34	34	36	37	37	39	44	(R) 42	(R) 35	35
Jet fuel	N	8	30	65	109	98	94	82	70	65	66	80	87	91	116	138	(R) 138	(R) 136	140
Highway
Gasoline, diesel and other fuels
Passenger car and motorcycle	5,430	6,558	8,952	9,793	9,256	9,456	9,200	8,507	8,655	8,869	8,978	9,003	9,155	9,244	9,482	9,693	9,664	(R) 9,727	9,910
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle	N	e	1,624	2,516	3,138	3,609	4,696	5,040	5,398	5,651	5,818	6,014	6,245	6,513	6,655	6,971	6,982	(R) 7,059	7,233
Single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck	N	2,026	581	793	1,013	1,083	1,223	1,196	1,205	1,242	1,322	1,349	1,377	1,401	998	1,371	1,399	(R) 1,415	1,508
Combination truck	N	974	1,075	1,343	1,908	2,049	2,361	2,460	2,519	2,597	2,730	2,894	2,955	2,971	3,682	3,591	3,756	(R) 3,733	3,871
Bus	121	128	120	154	149	122	131	126	128	136	141	142	145	150	152	168	163	(R) 150	145
Transit^c
Electricity	10	9	9	10	9	15	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	(P) 20
Motor fuel
Diesel	30	36	40	53	63	89	95	97	100	99	99	99	101	105	108	112	115	109	(P) 106
Gasoline and other nondiesel fuels^d	25	16	9	1	1	6	4	4	5	6	8	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	(P) 8
Compressed natural gas	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	<1	<1	1	2	2	3	5	6	8	10	(P) 12
Rail, Class I (in freight service)
Distillate / diesel fuel	507	526	519	535	571	455	456	425	440	452	488	509	524	523	524	544	541	543	546
Amtrak
Electricity	N	N	N	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	U
Distillate / diesel fuel	N	N	N	9	9	10	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	U
Water
Residual fuel oil	624	489	596	641	1,414	725	999	1,070	1,037	834	851	930	900	791	888	922	1,012	854	766
Distillate / diesel fuel oil	115	95	120	161	216	249	302	299	325	315	320	342	364	377	380	354	331	299	304
Gasoline	N	N	79	96	139	139	171	226	174	115	115	140	131	130	126	145	148	131	143
Pipeline
Natural gas	378	544	786	634	690	548	718	654	639	679	746	762	774	817	691	702	699	(R) 680	726

KEY: N = data do not exist; P = preliminary; R = revised; U = data are unavailable.

^a Domestic operations only.

^b Includes fuel used in air taxi operations, but not commuter operations.

^c Prior to 1984, excludes commuter rail, automated guideway, ferryboat, demand responsive vehicles, and most rural and smaller systems.

^d Gasoline and all other nondiesel fuels such as liquefied natural gas, methanol, and propane, except compressed natural gas.

^e Included in other single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck category.

NOTES

The following conversion rates were used:

Jet fuel = 37,626,700 joules/liter

Aviation gasoline = 33,501,698 joules/liter

Automotive gasoline = 34,839,537 joules/liter

Diesel motor fuel = 38,657,950 joules/liter

Compressed natural gas = 38,657,950 joules/liter

Distillate fuel = 38,655,829 joules/liter

Residual fuel = 41,723,829 joules/liter

Natural gas = 38,413,974 joules/m³

Electricity 1kWh = 3,600,000 joules/kWh, negating electrical system losses. To include approximate electrical system losses, multiply this conversion factor by 3.

1.055056 petajoules = 1 trillion British thermal unit (Btu).

SOURCES

Air:

Certificated air carriers:

1960-2002: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Internet site http://www.bts.gov/oai/fuel/fuelyearly.html as of June 23, 2004.

General aviation:

1960-70: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation - 1972 edition (Washington, DC: 1973), table 9.12.

1975-93: Ibid., General Aviation and Air Taxi Activity Survey (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table 5.1, and similar tables in earlier editions.

1994-2002: Ibid., FAA Aerospace Forecasts Fiscal Years 2004-2015 (Washington, DC: March 2004), table 34 and similar tables in earlier editions.

Highway:

1960-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table VM-201A. (Revised data obtained from Internet site http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/ohimstat.htm as of August 2001).

1995-2002: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1.

Transit:

Electricity / motor fuel / compressed natural gas:

1960-2002: American Public Transit Association, Public Transportation Fact Book (Washington, DC: February 2003), tables 33, 34, 35, and similar tables in earlier editions.

Rail:

1960-2002: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: October 2003), p. 40.

Amtrak:

1975-2001: Amtrak, Energy Management Department, personal communication.

Water:

Residual and distillate / diesel fuel oil:

1960-80: American Petroleum Institute, Basic Petroleum Data Book (Washington, DC: Annual issues), tables 10, 10a, 12, and 12a.

1985-2002: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales (Washington, DC: Annual issues), tables 2, 4, and similar tables in earlier editions.

Gasoline:

1970-2002: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table MF-24 and similar tables in earlier editions.

Pipeline:

1960-2002: U.S. Department of Energy, Natural Gas Annual 2002, DOE/EIA-0131(02) (Washington, DC: January 2004), table 15 and similar tables in earlier editions.