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.
Transportation projects with energy, economic, and environmental benefits: Innovative uses of oil overcharge and other funds
1989
71 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Road Transportation , Fuels , Petroleum Products , Transportation Sector , Communications , Computerized Control Systems , Economic Analysis , Environmental Quality , Inventions , Maintenance , Marketing , Mass Transit Systems , Methanol , Operation , Planning , Program Management , Resource Management , Technology Assessment , EDB/320203 , EDB/020700 , EDB/330800
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