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Table
4-6M: Energy Consumption by Mode of
Transportation
(Petajoules)
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Air |
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Certificated
carriersa |
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Jet
fuel |
278 |
554 |
1,119 |
1,077 |
1,213 |
1,441 |
1,755 |
1,639 |
1,675 |
1,703 |
1,764 |
1,805 |
1,883 |
1,932 |
1,899 |
2,051 |
2,114 |
1,997 |
1,830 |
1,846 |
1,940 |
1,964 |
General
aviationb |
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Aviation
gasoline |
31 |
37 |
70 |
52 |
66 |
53 |
45 |
45 |
40 |
34 |
34 |
36 |
37 |
37 |
39 |
44 |
42 |
35 |
35 |
(R) 35 |
(R) 36 |
37 |
Jet
fuel |
N |
8 |
30 |
65 |
109 |
98 |
94 |
82 |
70 |
65 |
66 |
80 |
87 |
91 |
116 |
138 |
138 |
136 |
140 |
(R) 134 |
(R) 138 |
144 |
Highway |
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Gasoline,
diesel and other fuels |
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Passenger
car and motorcycle |
5,430 |
6,558 |
8,952 |
9,793 |
9,256 |
9,456 |
9,200 |
8,507 |
8,655 |
8,869 |
8,978 |
9,003 |
9,155 |
9,244 |
9,482 |
9,693 |
9,664 |
9,727 |
9,978 |
9,976 |
(R) 9,971 |
9,771 |
Other
2-axle 4-tire vehicle |
N |
e |
1,624 |
2,516 |
3,138 |
3,609 |
4,696 |
5,040 |
5,398 |
5,651 |
5,818 |
6,014 |
6,245 |
6,513 |
6,655 |
6,971 |
6,982 |
7,059 |
7,283 |
8,013 |
(R) 8,364 |
8,628 |
Single-unit
2-axle 6-tire or more truck |
N |
2,026 |
581 |
793 |
1,013 |
1,083 |
1,223 |
1,196 |
1,205 |
1,242 |
1,322 |
1,349 |
1,377 |
1,401 |
998 |
1,371 |
1,399 |
1,415 |
1,361 |
1,171 |
(R) 1,181 |
1,193 |
Combination
truck |
N |
974 |
1,075 |
1,343 |
1,908 |
2,049 |
2,361 |
2,460 |
2,519 |
2,597 |
2,730 |
2,894 |
2,955 |
2,971 |
3,682 |
3,591 |
3,756 |
3,733 |
3,875 |
3,485 |
(R) 3,540 |
3,572 |
Bus |
121 |
128 |
120 |
154 |
149 |
122 |
131 |
126 |
128 |
136 |
141 |
142 |
145 |
150 |
152 |
168 |
163 |
150 |
146 |
142 |
(R) 199 |
195 |
Transitc |
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Electricity |
10 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
15 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
21 |
21 |
Motor
fuel |
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Diesel |
30 |
36 |
40 |
53 |
63 |
89 |
95 |
97 |
100 |
99 |
99 |
99 |
101 |
105 |
108 |
112 |
115 |
109 |
106 |
104 |
107 |
107 |
Gasoline and other nondiesel fuelsd |
25 |
16 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
Compressed
natural gas |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
<1 |
<1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
15 |
16 |
18 |
Rail,
Class I (in freight service) |
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Distillate
/ diesel fuel |
507 |
526 |
519 |
535 |
571 |
455 |
456 |
425 |
440 |
452 |
488 |
509 |
524 |
523 |
524 |
544 |
541 |
543 |
546 |
560 |
594 |
600 |
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 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
U |
U |
U |
U |
Water |
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Residual
fuel oil |
624 |
489 |
596 |
641 |
1,414 |
725 |
999 |
1,070 |
1,037 |
834 |
851 |
930 |
900 |
791 |
888 |
922 |
1,012 |
854 |
766 |
612 |
741 |
818 |
Distillate
/ diesel fuel oil |
115 |
95 |
120 |
161 |
216 |
249 |
302 |
299 |
325 |
315 |
320 |
342 |
364 |
377 |
380 |
354 |
331 |
299 |
304 |
324 |
313 |
293 |
Gasoline |
N |
N |
79 |
96 |
139 |
139 |
171 |
226 |
174 |
115 |
115 |
140 |
131 |
130 |
126 |
145 |
148 |
131 |
143 |
146 |
133 |
166 |
Pipeline |
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Natural
gas |
378 |
544 |
786 |
634 |
690 |
548 |
718 |
654 |
639 |
679 |
746 |
762 |
774 |
817 |
691 |
702 |
699 |
680 |
725 |
643 |
622 |
636 |
KEY: 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 = 37,626,700 joules/liter Compressed
natural gas = 38,657,950 joules/liter
Aviation gasoline = 33,501,698 joules/liter Distillate
fuel = 38,655,829 joules/liter
Automotive gasoline = 34,839,537 joules/liter Residual
fuel = 41,723,829 joules/liter
Diesel motor fuel = 38,657,950 joules/liter Natural
gas = 38,413,974 joules/m3
Electricity
1kWh = 3,600,000 joules/kWh, negating electrical system losses. To
include approximate electrical system losses, multiply this conversion factor
by 3.
1.055056 petajoules = 1 trillion British
thermal unit (Btu).
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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