Fuels

Alternative fuels are used to power a variety of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs). Ethanol may also be added to gasoline to create E10 (10% ethanol and 90% gasoline), which oxygenates the fuel to reduce emissions in conventional vehicles. This page offers data on alternative fuel consumption and production trends. The Excel files below contain data that you can download, save, and manipulate for individual research.

Fuel Trends
Estimated Consumption of Alternative Fuel by AFVs Trends of alternative fuel consumption in AFVs by fuel type from 1992-2009
U.S. Consumption of Ethanol and MTBE Oxygenates Trend of ethanol and MTBE consumption as oxygenates and gasohol blends from 1992-2009
U.S. Production, Consumption and Trade of Ethanol Trend of total ethanol fuel production and consumption from 1981-2010
U.S. Production, Consumption and Trade of Petroleum Products Trend of total petroleum product production, consumption, and trade from 1949-2010
U.S. Biodiesel Production, Exports, and Consumption Trend of U.S. biodiesel production, exports, and consumption from 2001-2011
Average Retail Fuel Prices in the U.S. Trend of alternative and traditional motor fuel prices from 2000-2012

Regional Fuel Data
Fuel Taxes by Country Comparison of gasoline and diesel taxes in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development countries
U.S. Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Biofuels Comparison of greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels, developed by the EPA for Renewable Fuel Standard 2 rule
Carbon Intensity of Various Alternative Fuels in California California Low Carbon Fuel Program's assessment of lifecycle GHG emissions from alternative fuels
Global Ethanol Production Quantity of ethanol produced by country from 2007-2011
State-based Ethanol Statistics Inventory of ethanol-related statistics according to state in 2007

For more information about the data, analysis, and trends presented on these pages, please contact Caley Johnson at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.