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Over seventy percent of U.S. oil consumption is attributable to the transportation sector. Any effective solution to U.S. oil dependence is going to (in fact must) arise in this sector. Many options exist, from simply improvin...
Posted Monday, March 14th, 2011 at 5:48 am | Filed in: Electrification, Energy Supply, Oil Dependence, Oil Prices, Transportation
The Energy Security Leadership Council (ESLC)—like the Energy Policy Information Center, a project of Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE)—today released Transportation Policies for America’s Future, a comprehensive sui...
Posted Wednesday, February 9th, 2011 at 7:09 am | Filed in: Energy Security, Oil Dependence, Transportation
The Detroit Auto Show opened today, showcasing the latest and future offerings from major automakers. Posted on the website is a news release from the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA). NADA highlights their ‘To...
Posted Monday, January 10th, 2011 at 3:16 pm | Filed in: Electrification, Gas Prices, Oil Dependence, Oil Prices, Transportation
Earlier this week, it was reported that EPA, which approves the fuel economy stickers that go in the window of every new car, has concluded that the Nissan Leaf has a range of 73 miles. The Federal Trade Commission, which is requ...
Posted Saturday, November 27th, 2010 at 3:16 am | Filed in: Automotive, Electricity, Transportation
This week, most national media outlets had their cameras focused solely on the elections next Tuesday. With all this attention, it may have been easy to miss the Obama Administration’s announcement of higher fuel efficiency st...
Posted Friday, October 29th, 2010 at 12:48 pm | Filed in: Energy Security, Legislation, Transportation
What do road traffic congestion and energy have in common? The answer is simple: considerable amounts of fuel are wasted in congestion. According to the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), 2.8 billion gallons of fuel were wast...
Posted Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 at 11:06 am | Filed in: Oil Dependence, Transportation
Seeing as Congress has now shut its doors for the summer without having produced the hoped-for energy bill, some have asked what can be done at the state and local levels to cut back on oil use. One effective answer is often overl...
Posted Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 at 1:58 pm | Filed in: Oil Dependence, Transportation
There is a considerable amount of confusion on whether electric vehicles (EVs) bring about environmental benefits in the form of lower CO2 emissions when compared to conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.
Who s...
Posted Monday, August 2nd, 2010 at 1:24 pm | Filed in: Electricity, Electrification, Environment, Transportation
The deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) and the potential of “electromobility” are hot topics in political and economic arenas around the world. Major carmakers, including Daimler AG, Toyota Motor Corp, General Motors Corp...
Posted Thursday, July 29th, 2010 at 2:21 pm | Filed in: Electrification, Transportation
Central city decline, urban collapse, traffic congestion, air pollution and high oil demand are all problems linked to excessive dependence on automobiles. Many cities rely on transit to diminish such burdens, given the virtues of...
Posted Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 at 12:39 pm | Filed in: Oil Dependence, Transportation
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