Since 1974, the United States has made significant progress in improving energy efficiency. The average new car travels more than 10 miles farther on a gallon of fuel; commercial aircraft fly the same number of passenger-miles on 30% less fuel; and trucks and railroads transport the same number of ton-miles of freight on 20% less fuel. One area of continuing concern, however, is transportation's almost total dependence on petroleum-based fuels. Between 1974 and 1988, transportation's share of US petroleum consumption rose from 51% to more than 63%. As domestic oil production declines and the United States depends more on imported oil, this trend is becoming increasingly serious. Energy conservation may be the only feasible near-term alternative for reducing transportation's oil consumption and US vulnerability to disruptions in oil supply. Further, because transportation vehicles are major sources of urban congestion, pollution, and so-called ''greenhouse'' gases, saving energy in transportation can have important social, economic, and environmental benefits. 15 figs., 1 tab.


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    Titel :

    Transportation projects with energy, economic, and environmental benefits: Innovative uses of oil overcharge and other funds


    Beteiligte:
    M. M. Mintz (Autor:in) / A. M. Zerega (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1989


    Format / Umfang :

    71 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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