Maps and Data - Change in U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle Registration Counts
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Fuels & Infrastructure: Fuel Trends
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Average Annual Retail Fuel Price of Gasoline
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Average Renewable Diesel and Diesel Fuel Prices in California
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Average Retail Fuel Prices in the United States
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Change in U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle Registration Counts
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Consumption of Natural Gas in the United States
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Energy Use by Transportation Mode and Fuel Type
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Fuel Taxes by Country
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Fuel Use by Transportation Mode in 2019
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Global Ethanol Production by Country or Region
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Renewable Diesel Production and Consumption
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Sustainable Aviation Fuel Estimated Consumption
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U.S. Biodiesel Production, Exports, and Consumption
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U.S. Crude Oil Imports by Country of Origin
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U.S. Production, Consumption, and Trade of Ethanol
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U.S. Production, Consumption, and Trade of Petroleum Products
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U.S. Renewable Diesel Imports
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Fuels & Infrastructure: Emissions
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector
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Fuels & Infrastructure: Alternative Fueling Stations
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Biodiesel Fueling Station Locations by State
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Compressed Natural Gas Fueling Stations by State
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E85 Fueling Station Locations by State
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Electric Vehicle Charging Ports by State
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Hydrogen Fueling Station Locations by State
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Liquefied Natural Gas Fueling Stations by State
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Propane Fueling Station Locations by State
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Renewable Diesel Fueling Station Locations by State
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Change in U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle Registration Counts
2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | |
Gasoline | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.3 | -1.5 |
Flex Fuel | 10 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 1.6 | -32.1 | -1.4 | -10 |
Diesel | 4.7 | 2 | 3.2 | 3.5 | -24.6 | 0.6 | -1.7 |
Hybrid Electric | 7.3 | 4.9 | 6 | 6.3 | 12.8 | 12.2 | 8.7 |
Electric | 25.9 | 33.7 | 26.9 | 23.1 | 29.9 | 40.3 | 21.5 |
Biodiesel | 13.1 | 1.4 | |||||
PHEV | 26.3 | 25.3 | 14 | 9.7 | 21.5 | 25.3 | 11.5 |
Compressed Natural Gas | -8.8 | -8.9 | -8.7 | -7.5 | -135 | -16.1 | |
Hydrogen | 59.6 | 34.1 | 62 | 9.4 | -18.2 | 20.5 | 8.4 |
Propane | 5.3 | -58.3 | -20 | 9.1 | 99.9 | -7.2 | -8.9 |
Bi-Fuel | -43.3 | ||||||
Other | -0.3 | -3.9 | -4.7 | -5.8 | -10.5 | ||
Unspecified | -6.9 | -4.5 | -2.4 | -4.7 |
Source: Vehicle registration counts derived by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory with data from Experian Information Solutions
Notes: Bi-Fuel includes vehicles that can run on two fuel types in the same engine but is susceptible to differences in reporting. (Ex. CNG ~ Gas, Natural Gas ~ Propane)
The chart illustrates the annual percent change of light-duty vehicles, by fuel type, registered in the United States from 2016 through 2023. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (HFCVs) consistently showed the greatest growth in registration counts until 2020. This is largely because initial vehicle registration counts were low. Annual changes are more volatile for vehicle fuel types with small populations, such as hydrogen, compressed natural gas, and propane. From 2016 to 2023, the highest average percentage increases are from electric vehicles with 28.8%, HFCVs with 25.1%, and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) with 19.09%. The largest percent decrease is found in compressed natural gas vehicles, averaging -174% because of very limited fueling stations. See relative vehicle population sizes at Light-Duty AFV Registrations, AFV and HEV Model Offerings, by Manufacturer, U.S. Plug-in Electric Vehicle Sales by Model, and the Energy Information Administration's Fleet and Fuel Data. For a map comparing the density of light-duty vehicles per state and charts comparing registration counts over time, see TransAtlas.
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