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Alternatives to Traditional Transportation Fuels 1995 - December 1996

Energy Information Administration

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Table of Contents

Overview 1

1

 Introduction 9

2

 Alternative-Fueled Vehicles in Use 11
  Alternative-Fueled Vehicle Inventory 11
Regional Distribution of AFVs 13
Alternative-Fueled Vehicles Ownership 15
Alternative-Fueled Vehicles by Weight Class 15

3

 Alternative and Replacement Fuel Consumption 19
  Alternative Fuels 19
Oxygenates 21

4

 Alternative-Fueled Vehicles Made Available 25
  AFVs Made Available, 1995 25
AFVs Made Available, 1995 Versus 1994 25
Outlook-1996 AFVs to be Made Available 27

5

 Special Topics 29
  Federal Rule for Alternative-Fueled Vehicle Acquisitions by State Government and Fuel Provider Fleets 29
State and Industry Incentives for Alternative-Fueled Vehicles and State Taxes on Alternative and Traditional Transportation Fuels 30
Biodiesel 30
Fuel Cells 37
Alternative Fuel Refueling Sites 39
Appendices
 

A

 Estimation Methods and Data Quality 41

B

 U.S. Census Region Map 49

C

 Alternative-Fueled Vehicle Suppliers 53
Glossary 67
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 Estimated Number of Alternative-Fueled Vehicles in use in the United States, by Fuel, 1992-1997 11
Table 2 Estimated Number of Alternative-Fueled Vehicles in use in the United States, by Fuel and Census Region, 1995-1997 14
Table 3 Estimated Number of Alternative-Fueled Vehicles in Use, by State, 1995-1997 16
Table 4 Estimated Number of Alternative-Fueled Vehicles in Use by U.S. Private Entities, by Fuel and Weight Category, 1993, 1995, and 1997 17
Table 5 Estimated Number of Alternative-Fueled Vehicles in Use by State and Local Governments, by Fuel and Weight Category, 1993, 1995, and 1997 17
Table 6 Estimated Number of Alternative-Fueled Vehicles in Use by the U.S. Federal Government, by Fuel and Weight Category, 1993, 1995, and 1997 18
Table 7 Estimated Consumption of Vehicle Fuels in the United States, 1992 - 1997 20
Table 8 Share of Alternate Transportation Fuel Consumption, by Region, 1995 - 1997 21
Table 9 Estimated Consumption of Alternate Transportation Fuels in the United States, by Vehicle Ownership, 1993, 1995, and 1997 22
Table 10 Estimated Consumption of Alternate Transportation Fuels in the united States, by fuel and Vehicle Weight, 1993, 1995, and 1997 23
Table 11 Number of On-road Alternative-Fueled Vehicles Made Available, by Fuel Type and Vehicle Configuration, 1995 26
Table 12 Number of Non-road Alternative-Fueled Vehicles made available in 1995 and Planned to be made available in 1996, by Fuel Type 27
Table 13 Number of Onroad Alternative-Fueled Vehicles Planned to be made Available, by fuel type and Vehicle Configuration, 1996 28
Table 14 State and Industry Incentives for Alternative-Fueled Vehicles 31
Table 15 State Taxes on Alternative and Traditional Transportation Fuels 35
Table 16 Comparison of Conventional Diesel and Biodiesel 37
Table 17 Alternative Fuel Refueling Sites by State and Fuel Type 40
Table A1 Typical Conventional Vehicles Characteristics 46
Table A2 Original and Adjusted Lower Heating Values of Conventional and Replacement Fuels 47
Table C1 Alternative-Fueled Vehicle Suppliers 55
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1 Estimated Number of Alternative-Fueled Vehicles in Use in the United States, 1992 - 1997 1
Figure 2 Estimated Number of LPG-Fueled and Non LPG Fueled Vehicles in Use in the United States, 1992 - 1997 2
Figure 3 Share of Estimated Number of Alternative-Fueled Vehicles in Use in the United States, by Non LPG Fuel, 1992 - 1997 2
Figure 4 Estimated Number of Alternative-Fueled Vehicles in Use, by Census Region, 1995 3
Figure 5 States having the largest Number of AFVs in Use, 1995 3
Figure 6 Estimated Number of Alternative-Fueled Vehicles in Use by Ownership Classification, 1993, 1995, and 1997 4
Figure 7 Estimated Consumption of Alternative Fuels and Oxygenates in the United States, 1992 - 1997 5
Figure 8 Share of Estimated Consumption of Alternative Fuels in the United States, by Census Region, 1995, 1996, and 1997 5
Figure 9 Share of Estimated Consumption of Alternative Fuels in the United States, by Weight Class, 1993, 1995, and 1997 6
Figure 10 Number of Onroad Alternative-Fueled Vehicles made available in 1995 and planned to made available in 1996 by Fuel Type 7
Figure 11 Percentage Share of On-road Alternative-Fueled Vehicles made available in 1995 and planned to made available in 1996, by Vehicle Category 8
Figure 12 Number of On-road Alternative-Fueled Vehicles Made available in 1995 and Planned to Made Available in 1996, by Vehicle Category 8
Figure B1 U.S. Census Region Map 51