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ExxonMobil: global GDP up ~140% by 2040, but energy demand ~35% due to efficiency; LDV energy demand to rise only slightly despite doubling parc

Green Car Congress

Significant growth in the global middle class, expansion of emerging economies and an additional 2 billion people in the world will contribute to a 35% increase in energy demand by 2040, according to ExxonMobil’s latest Outlook for Energy report. The Outlook for Energy identifies a significant evolution in the trade of oil and other liquids.

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Hot Tub Time Machine WayBack Wednesday – Reposted Word-for-Word from June 25 of 2008

Creative Greenius

This is a pass fail class and you won’t like the consequences of getting an F. PLUG IN – make your next car a plug in electric car and plug it into the new solar panels you need to get. Stop pretending and sticking your head in the sand – you’re only exposing a large target when you do that. That’s 18 months away.

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The Cat Is Still On The Roof – And The Roof! The Roof! The Roof Is On Fire!

Creative Greenius

This is a pass fail class and you won’t like the consequences of getting an F. PLUG IN – make your next car a plug in electric car and plug it into the new solar panels you need to get. Stop pretending and sticking your head in the sand – you’re only exposing a large target when you do that. That’s 18 months away.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

There are choices for 110 volt versus 220 volt, slow versus quick charges, and solar options. The Think Global would definitly be classified as a mini-car, several size classes smaller than a compact car like the Honda Civic or Ford Focus. You also repeat the "peak oil" argument that Ive been reading since the 60s.