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Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels 2006 (Part II - User and Fuel Data)
                                         

Data for: 2006
Report Release: May 2008
Next Release Date: May 2009

This report (Part II) contains data on the use of alternative fueled vehicles (AFVs) and the amount of fuel they consume. AFVs are on-road U.S. vehicles that operate on fuels other than motor gasoline or diesel. Information on the supply of AFVs is contained in Part I.

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) collects data on the following items:

   1. The number of AFVs supplied each year; i.e., new AFVs and conventionally fueled vehicles converted to operate on an alternate fuel;
   2.  For a limited set of fleet user groups, the number of AFVs in use and the amount of alternate transportation fuel consumed.  The user groups surveyed are: Federal and State governments, alternate fuel providers, and transit companies.

EIA combines these two sets of data and other external information to develop an estimate of AFVs for the remaining users, municipal governments and private fleets.  The result is a set of AFV  supply and use data that represents all AFVs in the United States.

Three sets of AFV data tables are available:

          AFVs Supplied (Part I)
          AFVs in Use (this report)
          Consumption of alternate transportation fuels (this report)

Beginnning with 2003 data, the methodology used to develop the estimates of AFVs in use and alternate transportation fuel consumption were changed.  The data tables reflect this new methodology.  A description of the revised methodology may be found at:
Estimation Methods for Alternative Fuel Vehicles and Alternate Transportation Fuel

 

 

Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels 2006 (Part I): Web page containing data on the supply of U.S. vehicles that operates on fuels other than motor gasoline or diesel..
Alternative Fuel Historical Data: Web page providing historical data on alternative fueled vehicles and alternate transportation fuels.

The figure shows alternative fuel and hybrid vehicles made available by vehicles types for 2005.
Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric, and Alternate Fuels and the DOE/GSA Federal Automotive Statistical Tool (FAST).


Vehicles in Use Format
(EXCEL)
V1. Estimated Number of Alternative Fueled Vehicles in Use in the United States, by Fuel Type, 2003 - 2006
V2. Estimated Number of Alternative Fueled Vehicles in Use, by State, 2003 - 2006
V3. Estimated Number of Alternative Fueled Vehicles in Use, by State and Fuel Type, 2006 Excel
V4.

Estimated Number of Alternative Fueled Vehicles in Use, by Fuel Type and Weight Class, 2003 - 2006

V5. Estimated Number of Alternative Fueled Vehicles in Use, by Fuel Type, Weight Class, and Vehicle Type, 2006
V6. Estimated Number of Alternative Fueled Vehicles in Use, by Fuel Type, Vehicle Category, and Configuration, 2006
V7. Estimated Number of Alternative Fueled Vehicles in Use, by User Group, 2003 - 2006
V8. Estimated Number of Alternative Fueled Vehicles in Use, by Fuel Type and User Group, 2006
V9. Estimated Number of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicles in Use by User Group and State, 2006 Excel
V10. Estimated Number of Electric Vehicles in Use by User Group and State, 2006
V11. Estimated Number of Ethanol (E85) Vehicles in Use by User Group and State, 2006
V12. Estimated Number of Hydrogen Vehicles in Use by User Group and State, 2006
V13. Estimated Number of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Vehicles in Use by User Group and State, 2006 Excel
V14. Estimated Number of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Vehicles in Use by User Group and State, 2006
V15. Estimated Number of Alternative Fueled Vehicles in Use by Federal Agencies, by Weight Class, Fuel Type and Agency, 2006
 
Fuel Consumption Format
(EXCEL)
C1. Estimated Consumption of Vehicle Fuels in the United States, by Fuel Type, 2003 - 2006
C2. Estimated Consumption of Vehicle Fuels in Native Units, by Fuel Type, 2003 - 2006
C3. Estimated Consumption of Alternative Fuels, by State, 2003 - 2006 Excel
C4.

Estimated Consumption of Alternative Fuels by State and Fuel Type, 2006

C5. Estimated Consumption of Alternative Fuels, by Fuel Type and Vehicle Weight Category, 2003 - 2006
C6. Estimated Consumption of Alternative Fuels, by Fuel Type, Weight Class, and Vehicle Type, 2006
C7. Estimated Consumption of Alternative Fuels, by Fuel Type, Vehicle Category, and Configuration, 2006
C8. Estimated Consumption of Alternative Fuels, by User Group, 2003 - 2006
C9. Estimated Consumption of Alternative Fuels, by Fuel Type and User Group, 2006 Excel
C10. Estimated Consumption of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) by Vehicles, by User Group and State, 2006
C11. Estimated Consumption of Electricity by Vehicles, by User Group and State, 2006
C12. Estimated Consumption of Ethanol (E85) by Vehicles, by User Group and State, 2006
C13. Estimated Consumption of Hydrogen by Vehicles, by User Group and State, 2006 Excel
C14. Estimated Consumption of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) by Vehicles, by User Group and State, 2006
C15. Estimated Consumption of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) by Vehicles, by User Group and State, 2006

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