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Table 4-6M: Energy Consumption by Mode of Transportation (Petajoules)

	1960	1965	1970	1975	1980	1985	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Air
Certificated carriers^a
Jet fuel	278	554	1,119	1,077	1,213	1,441	1,739	1,618	1,652	1,703	1,780	1,825	1,878	1,945	1,895	2,064	1,980	1,868	1,750	1,769	1,906	1,892	1,854	1,851	1,776	1,588	1,575
General aviation^b,c
Aviation gasoline	31	37	70	52	66	53	45	45	40	34	34	36	37	37	39	44	42	35	35	35	35	37	36	35	31	29	28
Jet fuel	U	8	30	65	109	98	94	82	70	65	66	80	87	91	116	138	138	131	134	133	175	217	234	212	243	206	204
Highway
Gasoline, diesel and other fuels
Light duty vehicle, short wheel base and motorcycle^d	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	9,944	10,235	9,921	11,876	11,352	(R) 11,360	11,430
Light duty vehicle, long wheel base^d	U	U	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	8,364	7,764	8,003	4,868	4,606	(R) 4,710	4,765
Single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck^e	U	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	1,261	1,275	1,361	1,171	1,181	1,253	1,299	2,152	2,261	(R) 2,143	1,988
Combination truck	U	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	3,385	3,365	3,492	3,141	3,190	3,652	3,707	4,076	4,030	(R) 3,699	3,941
Bus	121	128	120	154	149	122	131	126	128	136	141	142	145	150	152	168	147	135	132	128	179	148	151	267	271	(R) 262	254
Transit ^f
Electricity	10	9	9	10	9	15	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	23	17	23
Motor fuel
Diesel^g	30	36	40	53	63	89	95	97	100	99	99	99	78	79	82	84	86	87	99	81	80	78	80	79	78	96	85
Gasoline and other nondiesel fuels^h	25	16	9	1	1	6	4	4	5	6	8	8	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	13	19
Compressed natural gas	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	0	0	1	2	2	3	4	5	6	8	10	12	13	14	16	16	16	21	18
Rail, Class I (in freight service)
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	613	594	569	467	511
Amtrak
Electricity	U	U	U	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distillate / diesel fuel	U	U	U	9	9	9	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	11	11	12	14	14	12	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	9
Water
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	909	999	800	718	664
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	278	282	174	185	197
Gasoline	U	U	79	96	139	139	171	226	174	115	115	140	131	130	126	145	148	131	143	146	133	166	163	161	150	149	154
Pipeline
Natural gas	378	544	786	634	690	548	718	654	639	679	746	762	774	817	691	702	699	680	725	643	616	635	635	676	705	(R) 729	728

KEY: P = preliminary; R = revised; U = data are unavailable.

^aDomestic operations only.

^b Includes fuel used in air taxi operations, but not commuter operations.

^cThe values for energy consumption by general aviation in 2009 are estimated values.

^d Data for 2007-10 were calculated using a new methodology developed by FHWA. Data for these years are based on new categories and are not comparable to previous years. The new category Light duty vehicle, short wheel base includes passenger cars, light trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles with a wheelbase (WB) equal to or less than 121 inches. The new category Light duty vehicle, long wheel base includes large passenger cars, vans, pickup trucks, and sport/utility vehicles with wheelbases (WB) larger than 121 inches. In addition, this edition of table 4-06M is not comparable to previous editions.

^e1965 data includes other 2-axle 4-tire vehicles.

^fPrior to 1984, excludes commuter rail, automated guideway, ferryboat, demand responsive vehicles, and most rural and smaller systems.

^g Diesel includes Diesel and Bio-Diesel.

^h Gasoline and all other nondiesel fuels include Gasoline, Liquified Petroleum Gas, Liquified Natural Gas, Methane, Ethanol, Bunker Fuel, Kerosene, Grain Additive, and Other Fuel.

NOTES

The following conversion rates were used:

Jet fuel = 37,626,700 joules/liter

Aviation gasoline = 33,501,698 joules/liter

Automotive gasoline = 34,839,537 joules/liter

Diesel motor fuel = 38,657,950 joules/liter

Compressed natural gas = 38,657,950 joules/liter

Distillate fuel = 38,655,829 joules/liter

Residual fuel = 41,723,829 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:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Fuel Cost and Consumption, available at http://www.bts.gov/programs/airline_information as of Jan 3, 2012.

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.

1994-2010: Ibid., FAA Aerospace Forecasts Fiscal Years 2011-2031 (Washington, DC: February 2011), tables 22 and 30, and similar tables in earlier editions, available at http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/apl/aviation_forecasts/ as of Jan. 3, 2012.

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, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.cfm as of Sep. 28, 2009.

1995-2010: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table VM-1, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm as of Mar. 9, 2012.

Transit:

Electricity / motor fuel / compressed natural gas:

1960-96: American Public Transportation Association, Public Transportation Fact Book, Appendix A: Historical Tables (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), tables 29, 30, 31 and similar tables in earlier editions, available at http://apta.com/resources/statistics/Pages/transitstats.aspx as of Apr. 26, 2011.

1997-2010: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database, table 17 and similar tables in previous years, available at www.ntdprogram.gov as of Jan. 3, 2012.

Rail:

Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), p. 40 and similar tables in previous editions.

Amtrak:

1975-2010: 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.

1985-2010 U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Fuel Oil and Kerosene Sales (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), available at http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/data_publications/fuel_oil_and_kerosene_sales/foks.html as of Mar. 9, 2012.

Gasoline:

1970-2010: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table MF-24 and similar tables in earlier editions, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/hsspubs.cfm as of Jan. 3, 2012.

Pipeline:

U.S. Department of Energy, Natural Gas Annual, DOE/EIA-0131(04) (Washington, DC: Annual Issues), table 15 and similar tables in earlier editions, available at http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/dnav/ng/ng_pub_publist.asp as of Jan. 3, 2012.