Highway vehicles are responsible for most of the energy consumed by the transportation sector. Most of the fuel used in light vehicles is gasoline, while most of the fuel used in med/heavy trucks and buses is diesel.
Transportation Energy Use by Mode and Fuel Type, 2009
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| Gasoline | Diesel fuel | Liquefied petroleum gas | Jet fuel | Residual fuel oil | Natural gas | Electricity | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light vehicles | 8.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.7 |
| Medium/heavy trucks & buses | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Air | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Rail | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Pipelines | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.007 | 0.003 | 0.0 |
| TOTAL Highway & Nonhighway | 8.9 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.6 |
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