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Table
4-6: Energy Consumption by Mode of
Transportation
(Trillion Btu)
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Air |
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Certificated carriersa |
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Jet
fuel |
264 |
525 |
1,061 |
1,020 |
1,150 |
1,366 |
1,664 |
1,553 |
1,588 |
1,614 |
1,672 |
1,711 |
1,784 |
1,831 |
1,800 |
1,944 |
2,004 |
1,892 |
1,735 |
1,749 |
1,839 |
1,861 |
General
aviationb |
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Aviation
gasoline |
29 |
35 |
66 |
50 |
63 |
51 |
42 |
43 |
38 |
32 |
32 |
35 |
35 |
35 |
37 |
42 |
40 |
33 |
33 |
(R) 34 |
(R) 34 |
35 |
Jet
fuel |
N |
8 |
28 |
61 |
103 |
93 |
90 |
78 |
67 |
61 |
63 |
76 |
82 |
87 |
110 |
131 |
131 |
129 |
133 |
(R) 127 |
(R) 130 |
136 |
Highway |
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Gasoline,
diesel and other fuels |
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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 |
8,988 |
9,187 |
9,159 |
9,219 |
9,458 |
9,456 |
(R)
9,451 |
9,261 |
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 |
6,308 |
6,607 |
6,617 |
6,690 |
6,903 |
7,595 |
(R) 7,927 |
8,177 |
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 |
946 |
1,300 |
1,326 |
1,341 |
1,290 |
1,110 |
(R) 1,120 |
1,130 |
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 |
3,489 |
3,403 |
3,560 |
3,538 |
3,673 |
3,303 |
(R) 3,355 |
3,386 |
Bus |
115 |
121 |
114 |
146 |
141 |
116 |
124 |
120 |
122 |
129 |
134 |
134 |
137 |
142 |
144 |
159 |
154 |
142 |
139 |
134 |
(R) 189 |
184 |
Transitc |
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Electricity |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
14 |
17 |
17 |
16 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
19 |
20 |
20 |
Motor
fuel |
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Diesel |
29 |
34 |
38 |
51 |
60 |
84 |
90 |
92 |
95 |
94 |
94 |
94 |
96 |
99 |
103 |
106 |
109 |
103 |
100 |
99 |
101 |
101 |
Gasoline and other nondiesel fuelsd |
24 |
16 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
Compressed
natural gas |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
<1 |
<1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
14 |
16 |
17 |
Rail,
Class I (in freight service) |
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Distillate
/ diesel fuel |
480 |
498 |
492 |
507 |
541 |
431 |
432 |
403 |
417 |
428 |
462 |
483 |
496 |
496 |
497 |
515 |
513 |
515 |
517 |
531 |
563 |
568 |
Amtrak |
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Electricity |
N |
N |
N |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
Distillate
/ diesel fuel |
N |
N |
N |
9 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
Water |
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Residual
fuel oil |
592 |
463 |
565 |
608 |
1,340 |
687 |
947 |
1,014 |
983 |
791 |
806 |
881 |
853 |
750 |
841 |
874 |
960 |
810 |
726 |
580 |
702 |
775 |
Distillate
/ diesel fuel oil |
109 |
90 |
114 |
152 |
205 |
236 |
286 |
284 |
308 |
299 |
304 |
324 |
345 |
357 |
360 |
336 |
314 |
284 |
288 |
307 |
297 |
278 |
Gasoline |
N |
N |
75 |
91 |
132 |
132 |
163 |
214 |
165 |
109 |
109 |
133 |
124 |
123 |
120 |
137 |
141 |
124 |
135 |
138 |
126 |
158 |
Pipeline |
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Natural
gas |
358 |
516 |
745 |
601 |
654 |
519 |
680 |
620 |
606 |
644 |
707 |
722 |
734 |
775 |
655 |
665 |
662 |
644 |
688 |
610 |
590 |
603 |
KEY: Btu = British thermal unit; N
= data do not exist; 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 = 135,000 Btu/gallon Compressed
natural gas = 138,700 Btu/gallon
Aviation
gasoline = 120,200 Btu/gallon
Distillate
fuel = 138,700 Btu/gallon
Automotive
gasoline = 125,000 Btu/gallon
Residual
fuel = 149,700 Btu/gallon
Diesel
motor fuel = 138,700 Btu/gallon
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:
1960-2005: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Internet site
http://www.bts.gov/programs/airline_information as of June 1, 2006.
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.
1994-2004: Ibid., FAA Aerospace
Forecasts Fiscal Years 2005-2016 (Washington,
DC: Dec. 2005), table 34 and similar tables in earlier editions.
2005: Ibid., FAA Aerospace Forecasts
Fiscal Years 2006-2017 (Washington, DC:
Dec. 2006), 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
August 2001).
1995-2005: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1.
Transit:
Electricity / motor fuel / compressed natural gas:
1960-2005: American Public Transportation Association, 2006 Public Transportation Fact Book (Washington, DC: April 2006), tables 26, 27, 28 and similar
tables in earlier editions.
Rail:
1960-2005: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts
(Washington, DC: 2005), 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.
1985-2005: 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:
1970-2005: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway
Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC:
Annual issues), table MF-24 and similar tables in earlier editions.
Pipeline:
1960-2005: U.S. Department of Energy, Natural
Gas Annual 2005, DOE/EIA-0131(04)
(Washington, DC: Dec. 2006), table 15 and similar tables in earlier
editions.
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