Fact of the Week
Posted by admin on Nov. 28, 2016 / Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation, Case Studies, Emissions & Fuel Economy / Subscribe 0
Together, light vehicles and medium/heavy trucks and buses consume 82.1% of the energy used in the transportation sector. Those on-road vehicles use mainly gasoline and diesel fuel. Of the other modes, air transportation’s use of jet fuel and aviation gasoline accounts for 7.8% of transportation energy use, while water, rail, and pipeline account for less than 5% each.
TRANSPORTATION ENERGY USE BY MODE AND FUEL TYPE, 2014
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
Share of Transportation Energy Use by Mode, 2014
| Light Vehicles | Med/Heavy Trucks & Buses | Air | Water | Pipeline | Rail | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58.6% | 23.5% | 7.8% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 2.4% | 100.0% |
Share of Transportation Energy Use by Mode and Fuel Type, 2014
| Fuel Type | Light Vehicles | Med/Heavy Trucks & Buses | Air | Water | Pipeline | Rail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline | 97.0% | 9.9% | 1.2% | 21.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Diesel | 2.7% | 89.4% | 0.0% | 30.2% | 0.0% | 88.4% |
| LPG | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Jet fuel | 0.0% | 0.0% | 98.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Residual | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 48.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Natural gas | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 77.4% | 0.0% |
| Electricity | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 22.6% | 11.6% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
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Note: LPG=liquefied petroleum gas. LPG use is small and not visible on the figure. |
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