article thumbnail

IEA World Energy Outlook view on the transport sector to 2035; passenger car fleet doubling to almost 1.7B units, driving oil demand up to 99 mb/d; reconfirming the end of cheap oil

Green Car Congress

Oil companies will be forced to turn to more difficult and costly sources to replace lost capacity and meet rising demand. The largest increase in oil production comes from Iraq, followed by Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Kazakhstan and Canada. However, we assume little change in vehicle usage patterns over the Outlook period. —WEO 2011.

Oil 247
article thumbnail

Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The vision is fuelled by the fear of climate change and the need to find green alternatives to dirty coal, unpopular nuclear power and unreliable gas imports from Russia. “If any energy company ignores the long-term impact on future fossil-fuel-backed energy sales, they will be in for a shock.&# but not all of it.

Grid 47
article thumbnail

Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Renewables That Even Coal-Based Utilities Can Love. Mr. Agassi was an executive at SAP that lead the software company to being the enterprise software leader ahead of Oracle, IBM, and all others. Why not ake it all the way and spend 1 year of Iraq on retrofitting every home in America with nano solar. 12:47 PM joe said.

Grid 28
article thumbnail

Nissan plans to start selling electric car in Seattle next year

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In an agreement between Nissan and the city of Seattle, the automaker says it intends to sell the cars in the Seattle area and work with government and other organizations and companies on a plan to promote the cars and creation of a network of charging facilities. Nissan plans to roll out the car in 12 to 15 markets next year, Perry said.

Seattle 67
article thumbnail

The Future Ain’t What It Used To Be

Creative Greenius

They’re the same people who had no problem flushing a trillion dollars down the Iraq weapons of mass destruction stimulus for the evil and wealthy. China uses more coal than the U.S., World energy demand could nearly double by 2030, with China and India accounting for over half of the increase.

Future 186