Table 5-4 Energy Consumption by Transportation Mode, Various Years
Friday, August 22, 2014
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway | ||||||
| Cars | ||||||
| Btu per vehicle-mile | 6,169 | 5,687 | 5,607 | 5,383 | 5,118 | 5,214 |
| Btu per passenger-mile | 3,856 | 3,611 | 3,571 | 3,473 | 3,302 | 3,364 |
| Light truck | ||||||
| Btu per vehicle-mile | 7,746 | 7,158 | 7,009 | 7,231 | 6,851 | 6,960 |
| Transit buses | ||||||
| Btu per vehicle-mile | 37,374 | 41,695 | 37,430 | 39,160 | 35,953 | 37,718 |
| Btu per passenger-mile | 3,794 | 4,531 | 4,250 | 4,224 | 4,118 | 4,240 |
| Air | ||||||
| Certified air carriers | ||||||
| Btu per vehicle-mile | 4,797 | 3,960 | 3,346 | 2,901 | 2,823 | 2,779 |
| Rail | ||||||
| Intercity Amtrak | ||||||
| Btu per passenger-mile | 2,505 | 3,235 | 2,709 | 2,435 | 2,271 | 2,214 |
| Rail transit | ||||||
| Btu per vehicle-mile | 3,024 | 2,797 | 2,783 | 2,516 | 2,520 | 2,462 |
| Commuter rail | ||||||
| Btu per passenger-mile | 2,822 | 2,551 | 2,743 | 2,812 | 2,897 | 2,794 |
NOTES: Light truck includes all two-axle, for-hire trucks. Btu = British thermal unit.
SOURCES: Oak Ridge National Lab, Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition 32 - 2013 available at: http://cta.ornl.gov/data/download32.shtml