Maps and Data - U.S. Alternative Fueling Stations by Fuel Type
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Laws & Incentives
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Fuel Taxes by Country
Comparison of gasoline and diesel taxes in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries Last update March 2019
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Incentive Additions by Policy Type
Trend of state enactments listed by incentive type from 2002 to 2018 Last update March 2019
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Incentive and Law Additions by Fuel/Technology Type
Trend of state incentive and law enactments listed by the targeted technology or fuel type from 2002 to 2018 Last update April 2019
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Fuels & Infrastructure: Emissions
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U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector
Last update August 2015
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Regulated Fleets: State & Alt Fuel Providers
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Vehicle Credits Traded by Regulated Fleets
Trend of S&FP EPAct credits traded and transactions from 1997 to 2017 Last update October 2018
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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 | |
| 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 | |||
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||
| Hydrogen | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 32 | 46 | 63 | 58 | 56 | 58 | 53 | 51 | 39 | 54 | 64 | 60 | ||||||||||
| Biodiesel** | 2 | 16 | 79 | 142 | 176 | 304 | 459 | 742 | 645 | 679 | 644 | 627 | 675 | 757 | 783 | 721 | 697 | 702 | 681 | ||||||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
Source: Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC), either directly (www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/stations_counts.html) or from historical Transportation Energy Data Books (www.osti.gov/bridge/basicsearch.jsp)
Notes: Starting in 2011, electric charge equipment was counted by the outlet rather than by the geographical location. 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 in order to support the growing electric vehicle population, followed closely by 2017 and 2018. The number of EVSE 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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