Table 7b Energy Use by Mode of Transportation: 2013
Total = 26 quadrillion Btu
| Percent | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Air | 6.9% | 1,810 |
| Rail freight | 2.0% | 515 |
| Transit & Amtrak | 0.6% | 150 |
| Water | 3.9% | 1,016 |
| Pipeline | 3.4% | 888 |
| 0.0% | ||
| Light-duty | 59.2% | 15,471 |
| Single-unit truck | 7.6% | 1,994 |
| Combination truck | 15.3% | 3,994 |
| Bus | 1.1% | 294 |
| 100.0% | 26,131 |
KEY: Btu = British thermal unit
SOURCE: AirBureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information. RailAssociation of American Railroads. TransitFederal Transit Administration. AmtrakNational Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), personal communication with Energy Management Department and Government Affairs Department. Water U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Pipeline U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration. Highway Federal Highway Administration as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, table 4-6, available at www.bts.gov as of March 2015.