General
Box 2-4 State GDP
Figure 2-4 shows the ratio of state gross domestic product (GDP) from transportation and warehousing divided by the state’s total GDP. The proportion of gross domestic product produced by the transportation and warehousing sectors varies by state.
State GDP is the state...
Final Notes
Statistics published in this Pocket Guide to Transportation come from many different sources. Some statistics are based on samples and are subject to sampling variability. Statistics may also be subject to omissions and errors in reporting, recording, and processing.
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Glossary
Air carrier: Certificated provider of scheduled and nonscheduled services.
Alternative fueled vehicle: A vehicle designed to operate on an alternative fuel (e.g., compressed natural gas, propane, electricity). The vehicle can be either a dedicated vehicle designed to operate...
7-10 Diesel-Electric Hybrids: 2004–2014
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Notes: Includes the total number of vehicles that were manufactured or converted by vehicle suppliers (companies or organizations) in the associated calendar year.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information...
7-9 Gasoline Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Sales: 2000–2015
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Notes: Includes the new sales of light duty gasoline vehicles including hybrid-electric vehicles (HEV), plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (PHEV), and electric vehicles (EV). Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles include plug-in hybrid and...
7-8 Alternative Fuel Vehicles by Fuel Type: 2004–2014
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aFlex fuel/ethanol vehicles are capable of running on E85, plain gasoline, or any ethanol-gasoline blends in between. bExcludes gasoline-electric hybrids. cIncludes compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquified natural gas (LNG).
...7-7 Fuel Economy of Light-Duty Vehicles: 1990–2014
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Key: CAFE = Corporate Average Fuel Economy.
Notes: New fleet data and CAFE standards are for vehicle model years. On-road fleet data include passenger cars and light trucks and are estimated using average miles traveled...
7-6 Highway Vehicle Air Pollutant Emissions: 2002–2014
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Key: PM-10 = airborne particulates of less than 10 microns; PM-2.5 = airborne particulates of less than 2.5 microns.
Notes: Indices are calculated using data on highway vehicle emissions only. Particulate matters...
7-5 Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Transportation Mode: 2014
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Key: GHG = greenhouse gas. TgCO2 Eq. = teragrams of carbon dioxide equivalent. A teragram = 1 million metric tons.
Note: Percents may not add to 100 due to rounding. Does not include International Bunker Fuels.
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