Water Use Per Mile Driven - Biofuels vs. Fossil Fuels

42 .17 13 03 Honda Civic Toyota Prius Chevy Silverado Ford F-150 283 43 203 31 433 464 70 23 MPG 34 MPG 32 MPG 48 MPG 15 MPG 22 MPG 14 MPG 20 MPG Biofuels Fossil Fuels Biofuels Fossil Fuels Biofuels Fossil Fuels Biofuels Fossil Fuels All gas mileage calculated for highway use Key Water Use by Transportation Fuels Gallons of H2O Consumed per Mile Driven Grain Biofuels Lignocellulosic Ethanol Fossil Fuels O Corn The bar graphs above and circles below show the gallons of water used per mile driven for that fuel type Soy I Petrol Oil Shale Sources: Sandia National Laboratories, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2010 Energy Conference circle of blue Oil Sands