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FIGURE 8-3 Energy Use by Mode of Transportation: 2011

Friday, April 10, 2015

Graphic Version | Excel

Total = 25 quadrillion Btu Percent
Air 6.7%
Rail freight 2.0%
Transit & Amtrak 0.6%
Water 4.4%
Pipeline 2.8%
Light-duty 61.5%
Single-unit truck 7.0%
Combination truck 14.0%
Bus 1.0%

KEY: Btu = British thermal unit

SOURCE: Various sources as cited in U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, Table 4-6, Available at http://www.bts.gov as of November 2013.