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Table 4-16: Transit Industry Electric Power and Primary Energy Consumptiona and Travel
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| Number
of vehicles (thousands) |
65 |
62 |
61 |
62 |
75 |
94 |
93 |
96 |
102 |
107 |
116 |
116 |
122 |
126 |
124 |
129 |
131 |
134 |
135 |
| Vehicle-miles
traveled (millions) |
2,143 |
2,008 |
1,883 |
2,176 |
2,287 |
2,791 |
3,242 |
3,306 |
3,355 |
3,435 |
3,468 |
3,550 |
3,650 |
3,746 |
3,794 |
3,972 |
4,081 |
4,196 |
4,277 |
| Electric
power consumed (million kWh) |
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 |
5,073 |
5,237 |
5,510 |
5,610 |
5,649 |
| Primary
energy consumed (thousand gallons) |
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| Diesel |
208,100 |
248,400 |
270,600 |
365,060 |
431,400 |
608,738 |
651,030 |
665,158 |
684,944 |
678,511 |
678,226 |
678,286 |
692,714 |
716,952 |
739,621 |
763,369 |
786,025 |
744,663 |
724,535 |
| Gasoline and other nondiesel fuelsb |
191,900 |
124,200 |
68,200 |
7,576 |
11,400 |
45,704 |
33,906 |
34,467 |
37,179 |
45,672 |
60,003 |
60,730 |
61,213 |
59,463 |
52,615 |
48,694 |
48,284 |
45,873 |
57,124 |
| Compressed
natural gas |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
1,009 |
1,579 |
4,835 |
10,740 |
15,092 |
23,906 |
37,268 |
44,398 |
54,794 |
66,215 |
81,051 |
KEY: kWh = kilowatt hour; N = data do not exist; P = preliminary.
a Prior to 1985, excludes commuter rail, automated guideway, urban ferryboat, demand responsive vehicles, and most rural and smaller systems.
b Data for 1992-2002, includes propane, liquid petroleum gas, liquefied natural gas, kerosene, and all other nondiesel fuels except compressed natural gas. 1960 to 1991 data include propane. Series not continuous between 1991 and 1992.
SOURCE
American Public Transportation Association, Public Transportation Fact Book (Washington, DC: March 2004), tables 18, 24, 33, 34, 35, and similar tables in earlier editions.
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