Energy and environment
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1556
Earth Day 2021 Arrives as U.S. Electric Vehicle Sales Continue to Grow
Data spotlights represent data and statistics from a specific period of time, and do not reflect ongoing data collection. As individual spotlights are static stories, they are not subject to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) web standards and may not be updated after their...
Electric Vehicle Public Charging Stations in the United States: 2019
This map is included in the Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2020 publication.
Electric Vehicle Public Charging Stations in the United States: 2014
This map is included in the Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2020 publication.
U.S. Airlines December 2020 Fuel Use Up 9% from November
U.S. airlines’ December 2020 fuel consumption was 8.7% higher than November 2020, and more than double April 2020. April was the lowest monthly fuel usage on record (447M gallons), dating back to 2000. December 2020 fuel consumption was down 63% from December 2019.VIUS FAQs
What is the purpose of the Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS)? Will the scope and population of interest for the 2021 VIUS remain the same as the earlier surveys? What are some common uses of the VIUS data? Who uses the VIUS data? Who conducts the VIUS and how often is it...U.S. Energy Consumption by the Transportation Sector (Metric)
KEY: R = revised; Z = a value of zero, or value too small to report.
a Sum of primary consumption, electricity, and electrical system energy losses categories.
b Sum of biomass, natural gas, and petroleum categories.
c Beginning from 1980, small amounts of coal consumed for transportation are included in industrial sector consumption.
d Consumed in the operation of pipelines, primarily in compressors, and small amounts consumed as vehicle fuel.
e Includes most nonutility use of fossil...
U.S. Consumption of Energy from Primary Sources by Sector (metric)
KEY: R = revised.
U.S. International Air Cargo Fell 6% in August 2020 from August 2019 while U.S.-Asia Cargo Rose 11% (Preliminary)
U.S. and foreign airlines carried 5.9% less cargo by weight (preliminary) between the U.S. and foreign points in August 2020 than in August 2019, despite a 10.5% rise in cargo between the U.S. and Asia, according to data filed with the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by 33 large air carriers. The decline in August was larger than the 3.8% (revised) drop from July 2019 to July 2020.