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 following tables feature Excel data files that can be downloaded, saved, and manipulated for individual research.

Trends

Description	File
Estimated Consumption of Alternative Fuel by AFVs Trends of alternative fuel consumption in AFVs by fuel type from 1992-2007	(Excel 43 KB)
U.S. Consumption of Ethanol and MTBE Oxygenates Trend of ethanol and MTBE consumption as oxygenates and gasohol blends from 1992-2007	(Excel 34 KB)
U.S. Total Production, Consumption and Trade of Ethanol Trend of total ethanol fuel production and consumption from 1981-2008	(Excel 43 KB)
U.S. Biodiesel Production, Exports, and Consumption Trend of U.S. biodiesel production, exports, and consumption from 2001-2008	(Excel 42 KB)
Average Retail Fuel Prices in the U.S. Trend of alternative and traditional motor fuel prices from 2000-2009	(Excel 57 KB)

Regional Fuel Data

Description	File
U.S. Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Multiple Alternative Fuels Comparison of greenhouse gas emissions of alternative fuels, used by the EPA when developing the Renewable Fuel Standard	(PDF 86 KB) Download Adobe Reader.
Carbon Footprint and Petroleum Use of Multiple Fuels in California LDVs Comparison of GHG emissions and petroleum use in 18 different fuel/vehicle combinations	(Excel 43 KB)
Carbon Footprint and Petroleum Use of Multiple Fuels in California Buses Comparison of GHG emissions and petroleum use in 7 different fuel/bus combinations	(Excel 30 KB)
Global Ethanol Production Quantity of ethanol produced by country from 2007-2008	(Excel 35 KB)
State-based Ethanol Statistics Inventory of ethanol-related statistics according to state in 2007	(PDF 6.1 MB) Download Adobe Reader.

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