 |
Table 1
Fuel Consumption in the United States: 1992 and 2000
(Thousand gasoline-equivalent gallons)
Excel | CSV
| 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).
|
|
