Bus and Trolleybus Power Sources, 2006
| |
BUS |
PER CENT |
TROLLEYBUS |
PER CENT |
| Total |
55,361 |
100.0% |
712 |
100.0% |
| Clean Diesel |
618 |
1.1% |
0 |
0.0% |
| Compressed natural gas & blends |
7,149 |
12.9% |
0 |
0.0% |
| Diesel |
44,508 |
80.4% |
0 |
0.0% |
| Diesel/electric catenary |
0 |
0.0% |
26 |
3.7% |
| Electric battery/hybrid |
1022 |
1.8% |
0 |
0.0% |
| Electric catenary |
0 |
0.0% |
686 |
96.3% |
| Gasoline |
312 |
0.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
| Liquefied natural gas & blends |
1,068 |
1.9% |
0 |
0.0% |
| Propane |
309 |
0.6% |
0 |
0.0% |
| Other (a) |
375 |
0.7% |
0 |
0.0% |
Source: APTA survey. Bus data are about 70% and trolleybus data 100% of national
totals.
(a) Includes bio/soy fuel, biodiesel, hydrogen and hythane.
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