Clean Cities Goals and Accomplishments
Clean Cities is aiming to reduce U.S. petroleum fuel use by 2.5 billion gallons per year.
Clean Cities' primary goal is to reduce petroleum use in the United States by 2.5 billion gallons per year by 2020. To achieve this goal, Clean Cities employs three strategies:
- Replace petroleum with alternative and renewable fuels
- Reduce petroleum consumption through smarter driving practices and fuel economy improvements
- Eliminate petroleum use through idle reduction and other fuel-saving technologies and practices.
Clean Cities coalitions and stakeholders have saved more thanĀ 3 billion gallons of petroleum since the program's inception in 1993. Clean Cities efforts have helped deploy thousands of alternative fuel vehicles and the fueling stations needed to serve them, aided in the elimination of millions of hours of vehicle idling, and helped accelerate the entry of electric-drive vehicles into the marketplace.
Clean Cities Cumulative Petroleum Savings
Since its inception in 1993, Clean Cities has eliminated the need for more than 3 billion gallons* of petroleum through alternative fuel use, fuel economy improvements, idle-reduction measures, and other strategies. Source: 2010 Clean Cities Annual Metrics Database
*Petroleum savings include both gasoline and diesel fuel. Savings are measured in gasoline-gallon equivalents (GGEs), representing a quantity of fuel with the same energy content as a gallon of gasoline.
Year | Annual | Cumulative |
---|---|---|
2010 | 645000000 | 3689000000 |
2009 | 670000000 | 3083000000 |
2008 | 412000000 | 2413000000 |
2007 | 375000000 | 2001000000 |
2006 | 360000000 | 1626000000 |
2005 | 250000000 | 1266000000 |
2004 | 233000000 | 1016000000 |
2003 | 156000000 | 782000000 |
2002 | 133000000 | 626000000 |
2001 | 119000000 | 494000000 |
2000 | 92000000 | 375000000 |
1999 | 87000000 | 283000000 |
1998 | 67000000 | 196000000 |
1997 | 43000000 | 128000000 |
1996 | 45000000 | 86000000 |
1995 | 26000000 | 41000000 |
1994 | 15000000 | 15000000 |
Petroleum Savings by Technology Type
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In 2010, Clean Cities saved 259 million gallons of petroleum with the use of alternative fuel vehicles. Source: 2010 Clean Cities Annual Metrics Database
Technology Type | Petroleum Reduced |
---|---|
Idle Reduction | 25100000 |
Alternative Fuel & Vehicles | 258700000 |
Fuel Economy | 4400000 |
Off-Road | 8000000 |
Hybrid Electric Vehicles | 17100000 |
Vehicle Miles Traveled | 23200000 |
Vehicle Type | Petroleum Reduced |
---|---|
Natural Gas | 164059000 |
Ethanol (E85) | 38576000 |
Biodiesel | 28521000 |
Propane | 18259000 |
Electric | 8512000 |
Clean Cities Alternative Fuel Vehicle Inventory
Coalitions have made great strides in deploying alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) in the United States. In 2010, more than 560,000 of the AFVs on the road were deployed with help from Clean Cities efforts. Source: Clean Cities Annual Metrics Database
Fuel | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biodiesel | 31922 | 52275 | 91584 | 98785 | 17222 | 2814 | 88726 |
Electric | 9241 | 7350 | 9376 | 4999 | 13761 | 4490 | 8826 |
Ethanol (E85) | 47643 | 72899 | 221834 | 385671 | 524169 | 642520 | 403981 |
Hydrogen | 23 | 42 | 72 | 86 | 75 | 74 | 62 |
Natural Gas | 76257 | 51144 | 59729 | 56752 | 53174 | 46355 | 46321 |
Propane | 31338 | 21117 | 25543 | 23628 | 22260 | 7937 | 13196 |
U.S. Alternative Fueling Station Inventory
Today's drivers can find thousands of fueling stations across the country that provide natural gas, electricity, ethanol, and other alternative fuels. Source: Alternative Fuels Data Center
Fuel Type | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biodiesel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 79 | 142 | 176 | 304 | 459 | 742 | 645 | 679 | 644 |
Electric | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 194 | 310 | 486 | 490 | 558 | 693 | 873 | 830 | 671 | 588 | 465 | 442 | 430 | 465 | 541 |
Ethanol (E85) | 2 | 7 | 32 | 37 | 68 | 71 | 40 | 49 | 113 | 154 | 149 | 188 | 200 | 436 | 762 | 1208 | 1644 | 1928 | 2142 |
Hydrogen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 32 | 46 | 63 | 58 |
Methanol (M85) | 43 | 50 | 82 | 88 | 95 | 106 | 91 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Natural Gas | 349 | 497 | 1042 | 1065 | 1491 | 1497 | 1334 | 1313 | 1261 | 1276 | 1202 | 1097 | 975 | 827 | 769 | 756 | 816 | 808 | 880 |
Propane | 3297 | 3297 | 3299 | 3299 | 4252 | 4255 | 5318 | 4153 | 3268 | 3403 | 3431 | 3966 | 3689 | 2995 | 2619 | 2371 | 2175 | 2468 | 2647 |
Since 1993, Clean Cities has funded more than 500 transportation projects nationwide through a competitive application process. Clean Cities has distributed $366 million in project awards, which have leveraged an additional $740 million in matching funds and in-kind contributions from other organizations in the public and private sectors.
Learn more about Clean Cities' strategies and goals in the five-year strategic plan.
National Award Recipients
The U.S. Department of Energy recognizes the accomplishments of Clean Cities coalitions and stakeholders through the Clean Cities Hall of Fame.