Table 5-1 - Alternative Transportation Fuels
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Table 5-1 - Alternative Transportation Fuels
(Million gasoline-equivalent gallons per year)
| 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative fuels | ||||
| Liquified petroleum gas | 208 | 249 | 239 | 253 |
| Compressed natural gas | 17 | 24 | 47 | 77 |
| Liquefied natural gas | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Methanol | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Ethanol | -- | -- | 3 | 2 |
| Electricity | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 230 | 281 | 296 | 335 |
| Replacement fuels/oxygenates | ||||
| MTBEa | 1,175 | 2,019 | 2,750 | 3,081 |
| Ethanol in gasohol | 701 | 846 | 660 | 857 |
| Traditional fuels | ||||
| Gasolineb | 110,135 | 113,144 | 117,783 | 121,465 |
| Diesel | 23,866 | 27,293 | 30,101 | 32,461 |
| Total | 134,001 | 140,437 | 147,884 | 153,926 |
| Total fuel consumptionc | 134,231 | 140,719 | 148,180 | 154,260 |
a Includes a very small amount of other ethers, primarily tertiary-amyl-methyl-ether and ethyl-tertiary-butyl-ether.
b Gasoline consumption includes ethanol in gasohol and MTBE.
c Total fuel consumption is the sum of alternative fuels and traditional fuels. Oxygenate consumption is included in gasoline consumption.
KEY: MTBE = methyl-tertiary-buytl-ether; P = preliminary.
NOTE: Totals may not equal sum due to rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels 1997 (Washington, DC: 1998).