7-8 Onroad Alternative Fuel Vehicles by Year: 1998–2012
thousands
Year | Flex Fuel Vehicle a | Hydrogen | Propane | Electric b | Natural gas c | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | 674,678 | 31 | 2,150 | 2,200 | 7,888 | 686,947 |
2005 | 743,948 | 74 | 700 | 2,281 | 3,372 | 750,375 |
2006 | 1,011,399 | 40 | 473 | 2,715 | 3,220 | 1,017,847 |
2007 | 1,115,069 | 63 | 356 | 3,152 | 2,513 | 1,121,153 |
2008 | 1,175,345 | 63 | 695 | 2,802 | 4,824 | 1,183,729 |
2009 | 805,777 | 26 | 861 | 2,255 | 3,896 | 812,815 |
2010 | 1,484,945 | 64 | 747 | 2,229 | 5,204 | 1,493,189 |
2011 | 2,116,273 | 107 | 1,054 | 11,785 | 5,811 | 2,135,030 |
2012 | 2,466,743 | 100 | 1,812 | 34,339 | 11,948 | 2,514,942 |
aFlex fuel vehicles are capable of running on E85, plain gasoline, or any ethanol-gasoline blends in between. bExcludes gasoline-electric hybrids. cIncludes compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquified natural gas (LNG).
Notes: Includes the number of on-road alternative fuel vheicles that were sold, leased, or converted in the United States between 1998 and 2012 and reported to the EIA.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, available at www.afdc.energy.gov/data as of October 2015.