Fuels

Alternative fuels are not only used to power alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs), they are used as oxygenates in low-level blends to reduce emissions in conventional vehicles. This page offers data on alternative fuel consumption and production trends.

The following tables feature Excel data files that can be downloaded, saved, and manipulated for individual research.

Trends

Description	File
Estimated Consumption of Alternative Fuel by AFVs Trends of alternative fuel consumption in AFVs by fuel type from 1992-2006	(Excel 24 KB)
U.S. Consumption of Ethanol and MTBE Oxygenates Trend of ethanol and MTBE consumption as oxygenates and gasohol blends from 1992-2006	(Excel 20 KB)
U.S. Total Production and Consumption of Ethanol Trend of total ethanol fuel production and consumption from 1981-2007	(Excel 25 KB)
U.S. Biodiesel Production Trend of U.S. biodiesel production from 2001-2007	(Excel 18 KB)
Average Retail Fuel Prices in the U.S. Trend of alternative and traditional motor fuel prices from 2000-2008	(Excel 28 KB)

Regional Fuel Data

Description	File
Carbon Footprint and Petroleum Use of Multiple Fuels in California LDVs Comparison of GHG emissions and petroleum use in 18 different fuel/vehicle combinations	(Excel 33 KB)
Carbon Footprint and Petroleum Use of Multiple Fuels in California Buses Comparison of GHG emissions and petroleum use in 7 different fuel/bus combinations	(Excel 25 KB)
Global Ethanol Production Quantity of ethanol produced by country and region in 2007	(Excel 23 KB)
State-based Ethanol Statistics Inventory of ethanol-related statistics according to state in 2007	(PDF 6.1 MB) Download Adobe Reader.

For more information about the data, analysis, and trends presented on these pages, please contact Caley Johnson at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.