Maps and Data - U.S. Public and Private Alternative Fueling Stations by Fuel Type
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Laws & Incentives
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Natural Gas Laws and Incentives by State
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Propane Laws and Incentives by State
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Renewable Diesel Laws and Incentives by State
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Clean Cities and Communities
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Clean Cities and Communities Coalition Locations
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Clean Cities and Communities Project Awards and Matching Funds
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Clean Cities and Communities: Vehicles
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Clean Cities and Communities Alternative Fuel Vehicle Inventory
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Clean Cities and Communities Energy Use Impact by AFV Type
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Clean Cities and Communities: Energy Use Impact
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Clean Cities and Communities Annual Energy Use Impact
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Clean Cities and Communities Cumulative Energy Use Impact
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Clean Cities and Communities Energy Use Impact by AFV Type
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Clean Cities and Communities Energy Use Impact by VMT Reduction and FE
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Clean Cities and Communities Energy Use Impact through Idle Reduction
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Regulated Fleets: State & Alt Fuel Providers
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AFV Acquisitions by Regulated Fleets (by Fleet Type)
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AFV Acquisitions by Regulated Fleets (by Fuel Type)
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Annual Vehicle Credits Earned and Used by Regulated Fleets
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Biodiesel Purchases by EPAct-Regulated Fleets
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EPAct State & Alternative Fuel Provider Fleet Exemptions
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Vehicle Credits Traded by Regulated Fleets
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Regulated Fleets: Federal Fleets
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AFV Requirements, Acquisitions, and Credits for Federal Agencies
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U.S. Public and Private 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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Biodiesel | 2 | 16 | 79 | 142 | 176 | 304 | 459 | 805 | 633 | 660 | 615 | 633 | 690 | 832 | 783 | 713 | 716 | 704 | 680 | 611 | 712 | 730 | 1193 | ||||||||
CNG | 349 | 497 | 1042 | 1065 | 1419 | 1426 | 1268 | 1267 | 1217 | 1232 | 1166 | 1035 | 917 | 787 | 732 | 731 | 771 | 803 | 869 | 941 | 1155 | 1290 | 1495 | 1607 | 1730 | 1682 | 1621 | 1576 | 1549 | 1510 | 1399 |
Electric | 188 | 194 | 310 | 486 | 490 | 558 | 693 | 873 | 830 | 671 | 588 | 465 | 432 | 440 | 484 | 626 | 2100 | 6200 | 8100 | 10712 | 13696 | 17723 | 19792 | 22826 | 26959 | 31738 | 50054 | 53492 | |||
Ethanol (E85) | 2 | 7 | 32 | 37 | 68 | 71 | 40 | 49 | 113 | 154 | 149 | 188 | 200 | 436 | 762 | 1325 | 1699 | 1982 | 2296 | 2494 | 2519 | 2616 | 2840 | 3012 | 3095 | 3379 | 3627 | 3786 | 3946 | 4331 | 4426 |
Hydrogen | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 33 | 51 | 63 | 58 | 56 | 58 | 53 | 51 | 35 | 58 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 67 | 72 | ||||||||||
LNG | 72 | 71 | 66 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 36 | 62 | 58 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 43 | 43 | 61 | 84 | 103 | 117 | 140 | 137 | 129 | 118 | 106 | 103 | 98 | ||||
Methanol (M85) | 43 | 50 | 82 | 88 | 95 | 106 | 91 | 51 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Propane | 3297 | 3297 | 3299 | 3299 | 4252 | 4255 | 5318 | 4153 | 3268 | 3403 | 3431 | 3966 | 3689 | 2995 | 2619 | 2331 | 2110 | 2420 | 2604 | 2551 | 2644 | 2967 | 2931 | 3749 | 3654 | 3510 | 3319 | 3176 | 2956 | 2805 | 2713 |
Renewable Diesel | 573 |
Notes: Between 2011 and 2013, the electric vehicle charging counts are an estimate of the number of geographic locations (i.e., station locations) based on the number of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) ports because station counts were not captured in these years. See U.S. Public and Private Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure for counts of both EVSE ports and station locations.
This chart shows the trend of U.S. public and private alternative fueling stations by fuel type. Propane stations were the most numerous until 2011 when they were surpassed by electric vehicle charging stations. The growth in charging stations accelerated starting in 2011 following the 2010 increase of electric vehicles offered by major automakers. In 2021 alone, the number of charging stations grew by more than 50%. The number of charging stations 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 compressed natural gas (CNG) stations decreased between 1996 and 2006 (despite the increase in CNG sales during this time) largely because the average station size was increasing. CNG station counts also decreased after 2016 because of station closures, high repair and operating costs, and fleets transitioning away from CNG. The number of propane stations has also steadily decreased since 2016, which can be attributed to stations beginning to offer only bottle fueling and discontinuing vehicle fueling. Renewable diesel station data collection began in 2022, so all renewable diesel stations are counted as being added in 2022 even though they may have opened in prior years.
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