Table 1,,
Fuel Consumption in the United States: 1992 and 2000 ,,
(Thousand gasoline-equivalent gallons),,
Type of fuel ,1992,2000
Alternative fuels,,
Liquefied petroleum gas,"208,142","247,062"
Compressed natural gas,"16,823","98,351"
Liquefied natural gas,585,"7,121"
Methanol (85%)1,"1,069",585
"Methanol, neat (100%)","2,547",437
Ethanol (85%)1,21,"7,074"
Ethanol (95%)1,85,13
Electricity,359,"2,670"
Subtotal,"229,631","363,313"
Replacement fuels/oxygenates,,
MTBE2,"1,175,000","3,087,900"
Ethanol in gasohol,"701,000","1,016,300"
Biodiesel,U,"6,816"
Traditional fuels,,
Gasoline3,"110,135,000","125,720,000"
Diesel,"23,866,000","36,979,200"
Total fuel consumption,"134,230,631","163,062,513"
1 The remaining portion of 85% methanol and both ethanol fuels is a gasoline. Data include gasoline portion of the fuel.,,
"2 Methyl-tertiary-butyl-ether (MTBE) includes a small amount of other ethers, primarily tertiary-amyl-methyl-ether and ethyl-tertiary-butyl-ether.",,
3 Includes ethanol in gasohol and MTBE.,,
KEY: U = unavailable.,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels 1999 (revised), table 10, available at http://www.eia.doe.gov/, as of Jan. 8, 2002 (1992 data) and Oct. 29, 2002 (2000 data).",,
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