Table 5-13 Estimated Alternative and Replacement Fuels Consumption: 1995, 2000, 2007–2010
Thousand gasoline-equivalent gallons
| 1995 | 2000 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative Fuel | ||||||
| Liquefied petroleum gas | 223,178 | 213,012 | 152,360 | 147,784 | 129,631 | 126,354 |
| Compressed natural gas | 35,865 | 88,478 | 178,565 | 189,358 | 199,513 | 210,007 |
| Liquefied natural gas | 2,821 | 7,423 | 24,594 | 25,554 | 25,652 | 26,072 |
| E85a | 195 | 12,388 | 54,091 | 62,464 | 71,213 | 90,323 |
| Electricityb | 663 | 3,058 | 5,037 | 5,050 | 4,956 | 4,847 |
| Hydrogen | 0 | 0 | 66 | 117 | 140 | 152 |
| Biodiesel | NA | 6,828 | 367,764 | 324,329 | 325,102 | 235,188 |
| Otherc | 5,398 | 627 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Subtotal | NA | 331,814 | 782,479 | 754,658 | 756,209 | 692,943 |
| Replacment Fuel | ||||||
| MTBEd | 2,693,407 | 3,298,803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethanol in gasohole | 934,615 | 1,114,313 | 4,694,304 | 6,442,781 | 7,343,133 | 8,527,431 |
| Total | 3,906,142 | 4,744,930 | 5,476,783 | 7,197,439 | 8,099,342 | 9,220,374 |
KEY: NA = not available.
aRemaining portion is motor gasoline. Data include motor gasoline portion of fuel.
bExcludes gasoline-electric hybrids.
cIncludes methanol, 85 percent (M85); methanol, neat (M100); ethanol, 95 percent (E95); and other fuels, such as a fuel designated by the Secretary of Energy as an alternative fuel.
dMethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether includes small amount of other ethers, primarily tert-Amyl methyl ether and ethyl tert-butyl ether.
eData do not include motor gasoline portion of the fuel.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, Annual Energy Review 2011 (September 2012) table 10.5, available at http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/annual/pdf/sec10_15.pdf as