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Texas Transportation Data for Alternative Fuels and Vehicles

Find transportation data and information about alternative fuels and advanced vehicles in Texas, including laws and incentives, fueling stations, fuel prices, and more.

Laws and Incentives

31

laws and incentives in Texas related to alternative fuels and advanced vehicles

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Fueling Stations

5,617

stations in Texas with alternative fuels

Fuel Public Private
Biodiesel (B20 and above) 11 14
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) 72 40
Electric (charging outlets) 4,511 284
Ethanol (E85) 233 8
Hydrogen 0 0
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) 10 6
Propane (LPG) 395 33

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Clean Cities Coalitions

Clean Cities builds partnerships to advance alternative fuels and energy-efficient vehicle technologies through a national network of nearly 100 coalitions.

Texas has 4 coalitions.

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Contact a local coordinator or regional manager for project assistance or to connect with other local stakeholders.

Transportation Fuel Consumption

Source: State Energy Data System based on beta data converted to gasoline gallon equivalents of petroleum (GGEs) for the transportation sector (which includes more than highway vehicles) from the U.S. Energy Information Administration

Fuel Production

Gasoline (million gallons/year) 12,109
Diesel (million gallons/year) 3,912
Electricity (thousand MWh/year) 365,104
Natural Gas (million cubic feet) 3,377,220
Conventional Power Plants 188
Generating Capacity (nameplate, MW) 111,050
Oil Refineries 24
Oil Refinery Capacity (bbl/day) 5,128,431
Renewable Power Plants 105
Renewable Power Plant Capacity (nameplate, MW) 10,645

Source: Biofuels Atlas from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Case Studies

Video thumbnail for Electric Vehicles Take Center Stage in North Texas

Electric Vehicles Take Center Stage in North Texas
June 30, 2016

Video thumbnail for Deploying Clean Buses in Texas through Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs)

Deploying Clean Buses in Texas through Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs)
April 20, 2016

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Propane Mowers Help National Park Cut Emissions
July 23, 2018

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Compressed Natural Gas Fuels Houston’s Resiliency
April 18, 2019

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Regional Fuel Prices

Average fuel prices as of October 2020

Fuel Gulf Coast Region National Average
per unit sold per GGE per unit sold per GGE
Biodiesel (B20) $1.93/gallon $1.76/GGE $2.29/gallon $2.08/GGE
Biodiesel (B99–B100) $3.50/gallon $3.47/GGE $3.33/gallon $3.30/GGE
Ethanol (E85) $1.71/gallon $2.41/GGE $1.96/gallon $2.76/GGE
Natural Gas (CNG) $2.09/GGE $2.09/GGE $2.18/GGE $2.18/GGE
Propane $2.52/gallon $3.48/GGE $2.73/gallon $3.77/GGE
Gasoline $1.75/gallon $1.75/GGE $2.18/gallon $2.18/GGE
Diesel $2.02/gallon $1.82/GGE $2.40/gallon $2.16/GGE

Source: Average prices per gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) for the Gulf Coast PADD from the Alternative Fuel Price Report

Bioenergy Production and Infrastructure

Ethanol Plants 4
Total Ethanol Capacity (million gallons/year) 355
Biodiesel Plants 17
Total Biodiesel Capacity (million gallons/year) 15.75
Biopower Plants 20
Biopower Plant Capacity (nameplate, MW) 293.6

Source: Biofuels Atlas from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Electricity Sources and Vehicle Emissions

Source: Energy Information Administration, Electricity Net Generation, Open Data API. Learn more about emissions from hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles.

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