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7-8 Alternative Fuel Vehicles by Fuel Type: 2004–2014

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

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Number of vehicles

Year Flex Fuel/Ethanol a Electric b Natural Gas c Propane Hydrogen
2004 674,678 2,200 7,888 2,150 31
2005 743,948 2,281 3,372 700 74
2006 1,011,399 2,715 3,220 473 40
2007 1,115,069 3,152 2,513 356 63
2008 1,175,345 2,802 4,824 695 63
2009 805,777 2,255 3,896 861 26
2010 1,484,945 2,229 5,204 747 64
2011 2,116,273 25,382 5,811 1,054 107
2012 2,446,966 46,624 7,773 1,134 56
2013 2,665,470 130,323 9,798 2,700 10
2014 2,433,113 92,594 7,197 1,708 3

aFlex fuel/ethanol 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 total number of light, medium, and heavy duty vehicles that were manufactured or converted by vehicle suppliers (companies or organizations) in the associated calendar year.

Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Alternative Fuel Vehicle Data, Supplier Database, available at www.eia.gov/renewable/afv/ as of October 2016.