Perhaps no other population in the world has embraced the automobile as passionately, nor is any other state defined as much by the car, as California. Roughly half of the energy Californians consume is for transportation.
In 2006, Californians consumed an estimated 20 billion gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel on the state's roadways, an increase of nearly 50 percent over the last 20 years. Nearly 26 million registered vehicles operating in California produce about 40 percent of the state's greenhouse gas emissions.
The Energy Commission is concerned with the impact transportation fuels have on our state. The Fuels and Transportation Division was created to focus on transportation energy and alternatives to conventional fuels. The Division's mission is to ensure that adequate and reliable transportation energy is provided to the California transportation sector while balancing economic, public health, safety, and environmental consequences. As shown below, the division is organized into three technical offices.
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DIVISION OFFICES
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