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Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 5, 2019
The decline of coal use in the European Union and United States is overshadowed by surging natural gas and oil use around the world, according to the researchers. Although still a major factor in global emissions, coal has taken a hit, with global usage down 0.9% Coal use should drop a further 10% in the E.U.
Cars That Think
AUGUST 2, 2021
In the United States, we might be happy with a car that gets 25 miles per gallon, whereas in the rest of the world that same car would be said to have an efficiency of 9.4 Right now the measure used in the United States is MPGe, which stands for miles per gallon of gasoline-equivalent. liters per 100 kilometers.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 28, 2019
EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2019 projects continued robust growth in US energy production, emergence of the United States as an energy exporter, and a cleaner S electric power generation mix. However, US coal shipments, which are primarily via rail, decline slightly. million barrels per day (b/d) through 2040.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 15, 2013
In 2010 China had only about five light-duty vehicles per 100 people, while India had less than two per 100 people; this compares to about 75 vehicles for every 100 people in the United States. Wind, solar and biofuels are likely to make up about 4% of energy supplies in 2040, up from 1% in 2010. Renewable energy.
Cars That Think
MARCH 6, 2024
But you can see, that is the government really coming in and, actually, what has often been a very personal decision of programmers, like, “What language do I use?” In fact, Ozzie Zehner wrote an article for us way back in the mid-Teens about the— the dirty secret behind your electric car is the coal that fuels it.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 16, 2013
Energy consumption by light-duty vehicles in the United States, AEO2013 and AEO2014, 1995-2040 (quadrillion Btu). Personal air travel (billion seat-miles) grows by an average of 0.7% Natural gas overtakes coal as the largest fuel for US electricity generation. quadrillion Btu in 2012 to 12.1 Source: EIA. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 11, 2011
Additionally, to achieve proposed fuel-economy targets, personal vehicles will need to be smaller and lighter than they are today. Because of that, demand for energy for personal vehicles will remain essentially flat through 2040 even as the number of personal vehicles in the world doubles to about 1.6 billion units.
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