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ABSTRACT<br />

The Transportation Energy Data Book: Edition <strong>20</strong> is a statistical compendium prepared and<br />

published by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) under contract with the Office of<br />

Transportation Technologies in the Department of Energy (DOE). Designed <strong>for</strong> use as a desk-top<br />

reference, the data book represents an assembly and display of statistics and in<strong>for</strong>mation that<br />

characterize transportation activity, and presents data on other factors that influence transportation<br />

energy use. The purpose of this document is to present relevant statistical data in the <strong>for</strong>m of tables<br />

and graphs. The latest editions of the Data Book are available to a larger audience via the Internet<br />

(www-cta.ornl.gov/data/tedb.htm).<br />

This edition of the Data Book has 12 chapters which focus on various aspects of the<br />

transportation industry. Chapter 1 focuses on petroleum; Chapter 2 - energy; Chapter 3 -<br />

greenhouse gas emissions; Chapter 4 - criteria pollutant emissions; Chapter 5 -transportation and<br />

the economy; Chapter 6 -highway vehicles; Chapter 7 - light vehicles; Chapter 8 -heavy vehicles;<br />

Chapter 9 - alternative fuel vehicles; Chapter 10 - fleet vehicles; Chapter 1 1 - household vehicles;<br />

and Chapter 12- nonhighway modes. The sources used represent the latest available data. There are<br />

also three appendices which include detailed source in<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>for</strong> some tables, measures of<br />

conversion, and the definition of Census divisions and regions. A glossary of terms and a title index<br />

are also included <strong>for</strong> the readers convenience.<br />

<strong>TRANSPORTATION</strong><strong>ENERGY</strong><strong>DATA</strong>BOOIC <strong>EDITION</strong>~O-<strong>20</strong>00<br />

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