Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

While traffic volumes have shown some year-over-year gains earlier this year, June marks the first month when driving was higher in all regions of the United States and on all types of roads. US traffic volumes started declining in November 2007 as oil prices rose and experienced dramatic drops in 2008.

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Miles Vehicles Oil Prices 2009 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2015

Lower crude oil prices and strong demand for petroleum products, primarily gasoline, both in the United States and globally, have led to favorable margins that encourage refinery investment and high refinery runs. The record high gross inputs reflect both higher refinery capacity and higher utilization rates.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2012

savings stimulated by high oil prices led to a decrease of 3% in CO 2 emissions in the European Union and of 2% in both the United States and Japan. The United States remain one of the largest emitters of CO2, with 17.3 the United States (16%). tonnes per capita. the European Union (11%).

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2011 Emissions CO2 Global 236

Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2010

By 2030, the typical US household’s annual income would rise by $2,763 (2008 dollars). trillion (2008 dollars) in aggregate income—money that can be saved or spent on other goods and services. Oil Imports. US crude oil and petroleum product imports would fall sharply, by 3.2 billion fewer barrels of foreign oil.

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Grid Vehicles 2008 Oil 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2013

Gulf Coast refiners use both domestic crude oil produced in the United States, and crude oil imported from foreign countries to create various petroleum products. The crude oil from the WCSB is produced as raw bitumen, a viscous material that has the consistency of soft asphalt. —Draft SEIS. Background.

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Climate Change Oil-Sands Nebraska Climate 250

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The oil price shocks of the 1970s led the Brazilian government to address the strain high prices were placing on its fragile economy. Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. by Brian J.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

That’s where government comes in.only the government can help influence [change] by having a price for carbon and technical incentives. ”. Mr. Immelt’s point is that the spike in oil prices to $147/barrel in 2008 is not enough on its own to get automakers to make electric vehicles.

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Electric Vehicles Vehicles Los Angeles Canada 186

Plug In Partners

JUNE 11, 2008

Japan and Europe by 2010 By Yuri Kageyama, The Associated Press June 11, 2008 TOKYO -- Toyota is introducing a plug-in hybrid with next-generation lithium-ion batteries in the U.S., more ) M eanwhile, in the United States, the political environment to support plug ins continues to grow. "On Yet can this potential be realized?

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Plug-in Toyota Plug Nickel Metal Hydride 100

Plug In Partners

JANUARY 26, 2006

At Detroit's auto show, it unveiled a Chinese car that Geely plans to upgrade and sell in the United States in 2008. The price for what could be China's first foray into America's overheated love affair with cars: around $10,000. And if you don't have a car that can deal with that, you're dead."

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Oil Prices Detroit Auto Industry Chinese 100

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2009

Background colors of the cells represent the crude oil price required for economic feasibility. These synthetic fuels are economically competitive with petro-diesel when the crude oil price (COP) is at or above $86 per barrel (based on a 20% rate of return, in January 2008 dollars, with a carbon price of zero).

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Carbon Diesel Fuel Coal 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

The State Department released the long-anticipated and voluminous Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Final Supplemental EIS) for the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline project. However, demand persists for imported heavy crude by US refineries that are optimized to process that kind of oil.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 30, 2021

Newly found reservoirs of petroleum and crude oil decreased the oil price. Tesla Motors began production in 2008 with the Roadster, which was essentially an AC Propulsion vehicle with kit-car parts replaced by one-grade-above-kit-car Lotus Elise pieces in the first generation. Model T was cheaper and had more range.

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2009

Speaking at a Press conference Menendez highlighted the problems of 2008 as an indicator of the problems that wild fluctuations in oil prices can cause, as well as the obvious problems that pollutants from dirty fuels cause for the environment.

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