In last week's release of the Annual Energy Outlook 2013, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) took a bold step in lowering its forecast of alternate vehicle sales from its previous forecast.[ia] In the Annual Energy Outlook 2013, sales of flex-fuel vehicles in 2035 are less than one-half of the sales of those vehicles projected in the Annual Energy Outlook 2012 and sales of battery-powered electric vehicles in 2035 are 65 percent less. (See graphs below.)