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Table 4-6: Energy Consumption by Mode of Transportation

(Trillion Btu)

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	1960	1965	1970	1975	1980	1985	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Air
Certificated carriers^a
Jet fuel	264	525	1,061	1,020	1,150	1,366	1,678	1,553	1,588	1,614	1,684	1,730	1,780	1844	1,873	1,944	2,004
General aviation^b
Aviation gasoline	29	35	66	50	63	51	42	43	38	32	32	35	35	35	37	42	40
Jet fuel	N	8	28	61	103	93	90	78	67	61	63	76	82	87	110	131	135
Highway
Gasoline, diesel and other fuels
Passenger car and motorcycle	5,146	6,215	8,485	9,282	8,773	8,963	8,720	8,063	8,203	8,406	8,510	8,534	8,677	8,762	^R8,988	9,187	9,141
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle	N	^e	1,539	2,385	2,975	3,420	4,451	4,777	5,116	5,356	5,514	5,701	5,919	6,173	^R6,308	6,607	6,604
Single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck	N	1,921	550	752	960	1,026	1,159	1,133	1,142	1,177	1,253	1,278	1,305	1,328	^R946	1,300	1,324
Combination truck	N	923	1,019	1,273	1,808	1,942	2,238	2,331	2,388	2,462	2,587	2,743	2,801	2,816	^R3,489	3,403	3,557
Bus	115	121	114	146	141	116	124	120	122	129	134	134	137	142	^R144	159	154
Transit^c
Electricity	10	9	9	9	8	14	17	17	16	17	17	17	17	17	^R17	^P18	U
Motor fuel
Diesel	29	34	38	51	60	84	90	92	95	94	94	94	96	99	^R103	^P106	U
Gasoline and other nondiesel fuels^d	24	16	9	1	1	6	4	4	5	6	8	8	8	7	^R7	^P6	U
Compressed natural gas	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	<1	<1	1	1	2	3	^R5	^P6	U
Rail, Class I (in freight service)
Distillate/diesel fuel	480	498	492	507	541	431	432	403	417	428	462	483	496	496	497	515	513
Amtrak
Electricity	N	N	N	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	U
Distillate/diesel fuel	N	N	N	9	9	9	11	11	11	12	10	9	10	10	10	10	U
Water
Residual fuel oil	592	463	565	608	1,340	687	947	1,014	^R983	791	806	881	853	750	841	874	960
Distillate/diesel fuel oil	109	90	114	152	205	236	286	284	308	299	304	324	^R345	357	360	336	314
Gasoline	N	N	75	91	132	132	163	214	165	109	^R109	133	124	123	120	137	141
Pipeline
Natural gas	358	516	745	601	654	519	680	620	606	644	707	722	734	775	655	665	664

KEY: Btu = British thermal unit; kWh = kilowatt-hour; N = data do not exist; P = preliminary; R = revised; U = 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 liquified 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 = 135,000 Btu/gal.

Compressed natural gas = 138,700 Btu/gal.

Aviation gasoline = 120,200 Btu/gal.

Distillate fuel = 138,700 Btu/gal.

Automotive gasoline = 125,000 Btu/gal.

Residual fuel = 149,700 Btu/gal.

Diesel motor fuel = 138,700 Btu/gal.

Natural gas = 1,031 Btu/ft³

Electricity 1kWh = 3,412 Btu, negating electrical system losses. To include approximate electrical system losses, multiply this conversion factor by 3.

SOURCES:

Air:

Certificated air carriers:

1960-2000: 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 Sept. 13, 2001.

General aviation:

1960-80: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aviation Policy, Plans, and Management Analysis, FAA Statistical Handbook of Aviation (Washington, DC: Annual issues).

1985-93: Ibid., General Aviation and Avionics Survey (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table 5.1 and similar tables in earlier editions.

1994: Ibid., FAA Aerospace Forecasts Fiscal Years 2000-2011 (Washington, DC: March 2000), table 29.

1995-2000: lbid., FAA Aerospace Forecasts Fiscal Years 2002-2013 (Washington, DC: March 2002), table 30.

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 Aug. 2, 2001).

1995-2000: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1.

Transit:

Electricity/motor fuel/compressed natural gas:

1960-99: American Public Transit Association, Public Transportation Fact Book (Washington, DC: March 2001), tables 65, 66, 67, and similar tables in earlier editions.

Rail:

1960-99: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: October 2000), p. 40.

2000: Ibid., Railroad Facts, (Draft),personal communication.

Amtrak:

1975-99: Amtrak, State and Local Affairs 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.

1985-2000: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales (Washington, DC: Annual issues), tables 2 and 4, and similar tables in earlier editions.

Gasoline:

1970-2000: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table MF-24 and similar tables in earlier editions.

Pipeline:

1960-98: U.S. Department of Energy, Natural Gas Annual 1999, DOE/EIA-0131(99) (Washington, DC: October 2000), table 94.

1999-2000: Ibid., Natural Gas Annual 2000, DOE/EIA-0131(00) (Washington DC: November 2001), table 95.