The inability of today's transportation energy system to fully meet today's needs causes concern about its ability to meet the growing demand for gasoline and diesel in the future. The California Energy Commission and the California Air Resources Board are recommending that the Governor take aggressive steps to safeguard the system against more severe supply disruptions and price volatility. The centerpiece of the agencies' recommendation is that the state should adopt a goal to reduce gasoline and diesel fuel consumption to 15 percent below current levels. This can be achieved largely by doubling the current on-road vehicle fuel economy. The petroleum industry, while supportive of greater vehicle fuel efficiency, has cautioned that significant long-term reductions in demand for petroleum create potential disincentives or barriers to infrastructure investments that must be made in the near-term. Thus, the state must balance supply and price consequences of infrastructure constraints with the potential benefits of increasing vehicle fuel efficiency as a way to moderate growing petroleum dependence.


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    Titel :

    Transportation Fuels, Technologies, and Infrastructure Assessment Report


    Beteiligte:
    W. J. Keese (Autor:in) / J. D. Boyd (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2003


    Format / Umfang :

    96 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch