Maps and Data - U.S. Alternative Fueling Stations by Fuel Type
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Vehicles: Fuel Consumption and Efficiency
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Clean Cities Energy Use Impact by VMT Reduction and Fuel Economy
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Clean Cities Energy Use Impact through Idle Reduction
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Composition of New U.S. Light-Duty Vehicles by Vehicle Type
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Energy Expenditures by Sector
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Energy Losses in Light-Duty Vehicles
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Fuel Economy and Consumption of Light-Duty Vehicles
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Fuel Economy at Various Driving Speeds
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Fuel Use by Transportation Mode in 2017
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Power and Fuel Economy of the Average Light-Duty Vehicle
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Vehicle Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) Requirements by Year
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Vehicles: Vehicle Market
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AFV and HEV Model Offerings, by Manufacturer
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Average Range and Efficiency of U.S. Electric Vehicles
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BioFuels Atlas
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Light-Duty Vehicles Produced in the United States
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TransAtlas
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Types of Vehicles by Weight Class
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U.S. Vehicles by Transportation Mode
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Vehicle Weight Classes & Categories
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Vehicles: Driving Patterns
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Annual Vehicle Miles Traveled in the United States
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Average Fuel Economy by Major Vehicle Category
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Average Vehicle Trip Length by Purpose
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Means of Transportation to Work
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Monthly Fluctuation in U.S. Vehicle Miles Traveled
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Share of All U.S. Vehicle Trips by Length (miles)
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Fuels & Infrastructure: Fuel Trends
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Average Annual Retail Fuel Price of Gasoline
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U.S. Alternative Fueling Stations by Fuel Type
1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
Electric* | 188 | 194 | 310 | 486 | 490 | 558 | 693 | 873 | 830 | 671 | 588 | 465 | 442 | 430 | 465 | 541 | 3394 | 13392 | 19410 | 25602 | 30945 | 42029 | 50627 | 61067 | 78301 | |||
Propane | 3297 | 3297 | 3299 | 3299 | 4252 | 4255 | 5318 | 4153 | 3268 | 3403 | 3431 | 3966 | 3689 | 2995 | 2619 | 2371 | 2175 | 2468 | 2647 | 2597 | 2654 | 2956 | 2931 | 3594 | 3665 | 3514 | 3341 | 3178 |
Methanol (M85) | 43 | 50 | 82 | 88 | 95 | 106 | 91 | 51 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
LNG | 72 | 71 | 66 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 36 | 62 | 58 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 38 | 36 | 39 | 45 | 59 | 81 | 103 | 111 | 140 | 131 | 137 | 119 | ||||
Hydrogen | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 32 | 46 | 63 | 58 | 56 | 58 | 53 | 51 | 39 | 54 | 64 | 60 | 61 | ||||||||||
Biodiesel** | 2 | 16 | 79 | 142 | 176 | 304 | 459 | 742 | 645 | 679 | 644 | 627 | 675 | 757 | 783 | 721 | 697 | 702 | 681 | 613 | ||||||||
CNG | 349 | 497 | 1042 | 1065 | 1419 | 1426 | 1268 | 1267 | 1217 | 1232 | 1166 | 1035 | 917 | 787 | 732 | 721 | 778 | 772 | 841 | 910 | 1107 | 1263 | 1495 | 1563 | 1722 | 1693 | 1659 | 1591 |
E85 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 37 | 68 | 71 | 40 | 49 | 113 | 154 | 149 | 188 | 200 | 436 | 762 | 1208 | 1644 | 1928 | 2142 | 2442 | 2553 | 2639 | 2840 | 2990 | 3091 | 3322 | 3617 | 3777 |
Source: Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC), either directly (afdc.energy.gov/stations/states) or from historical Transportation Energy Data Books (www.osti.gov)
Notes: Starting in 2011, electric charging equipment was counted by the outlet rather than by the geographical location (i.e., station). This is different than other fuels, which only count the geographical location regardless of how many dispensers or nozzles are on site.
This chart shows the trend of U.S. alternative fueling stations by fuel type from 1992 to 2018. Propane stations were the most numerous until 2011, when they were surpassed by electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), or charging units. The growth in EVSE units accelerated starting in 2011, following the 2010 increase of plug-in electric vehicles offered by major automakers. 2016 experienced the largest growth for EVSE to support the growing electric vehicle population, followed closely by 2017 and 2018. The number of EVSE units is expected to increase as the population of electric vehicles continues to grow. The number of E85 stations has been increasing steadily since 2004, as the number of flex-fuel vehicles available from major manufacturers has increased. The number of CNG stations decreased between 1996 and 2006 (despite the increase in CNG sales during this time) largely because the average station size was increasing.
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