Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Table 4-16M. Transit Industry Electric Power and Primary Energy Consumptiona and Travel

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  1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997R 1998P
Number of vehicles 65,292 61,717 61,298 62,183 75,388 94,368 92,961 96,399 102,251 107,316 115,943 115,874 122,362 126,360 128,970
Vehicle-kilometers traveled 3,449 3,232 3,030 3,502 3,681 4,492 R5,218 5,321 5,399 5,528 5,580 5,713 5,874 6,029 6,328
Electric power consumed (million kWh hours) 2,908 2,584 2,561 2,646 2,446 4,216 4,837 4,853 4,716 4,865 5,081 5,068 5,007 4,988 5,250
Primary energy consumed (thousand liters)                              
Diesel 787,744 940,296 1,024,332 1,381,903 1,633,027 2,304,324 2,464,417 2,517,897 2,592,795 2,568,444 2,567,365 2,567,592 2,622,208 2,713,959 2,650,095
Gasoline and other nondiesel fuelsb 726,421 470,148 258,165 28,678 43,154 173,008 128,348 130,472 140,738 172,887 227,136 229,888 231,716 225,092 190,804
Compressed natural gas N N N N N N N N 3,819 5,977 18,302 40,655 57,129 90,494 117,026

a Prior to 1985, excludes commuter rail, automated guideway, urban ferryboat, demand responsive vehicles, and most rural and smaller systems.
b For 1992-96, includes propane, liquid petroleum gas, liquefied natural gas, kerosene, and all other nondiesel fuels except compressed natural gas. From 1960 to 1991, includes propane. Series not contiguous between 1991 and 1992.

KEY: kWh = kilowatt hour; N = data do not exist; P = preliminary; R = revised.

NOTE: To convert to joules, use the following energy conversion factors: 1kWh=3,600,000 joules, negating electrical system loses. To include electrical system loses, multiply this conversion factor by approximately three;  1 liter of gasoline = 34,839,537 joules; 1 liter of diesel fuel=38,657,950 joules. APTA changed from American Public Transit Association to American Public Transportation Association in January 2000. The APTA Transit Fact Book changed to the Public Transportation Fact Book in March 2000.

SOURCE: American Public Transportation Association, Public Transportation Fact Book (Washington, DC: March 2000), tables 42, 46, 65, 66, 67, and similar tables in earlier editions of the APTA Transit Fact Book.



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