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ICCT benchmarking report finds wide 51% gap between most- and least- fuel-efficient transatlantic airlines

Green Car Congress

A nonstop round-trip transatlantic flight averaged about one tonne of CO 2 emissions per passenger, equivalent to emissions from a 35-kilometer daily commute in a Toyota Prius over a work year. Seating configuration and aircraft fuel burn (i.e.,

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Green Star to Demonstrate Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Additional advantages of PHEVs are as follows: Reduces the use of foreign oil since the electricity in the United States is primarily produced by domestic non-oil resources (97% by natural gas, hydro, coal, nuclear and other alternative energy sources).

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