DOE: on-road vehicles were responsible for 76% of transportation energy use in 2016

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By mmillikinJan 16, 2018, 1:00 am259 pts
The transportation sector used about 27.8 quadrillion Btu (quads) of energy in 2016 with 76% of that used by vehicles on the nation’s roads, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). Light vehicles, including cars, motorcycles, pickups, vans and sport utility vehicles, used the most energy, accounting…

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