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1、ReducingtheNeedforOilintheTransportationSectorImprovingtheFuelEfficiencyofCars:TheNewHybridCarsCurrentIssuesRegardingFuelConsumptionbyTransportation(1)TransportationSectorConsumesOver2/3ofPetroleumintheU.S.PublicTransportationisNotWidelyUsedbytheGenera
2、lPublicIt’s“uncool”It’sunavailableIssues(2)DecreaseinOilSupplieswillIncreaseCostofGasoline.IncreaseofGasolineCostsWillDirectlyAffecttheConsumerPassengerCarsdonotCurrentlyMeetFuelEfficiencyStandardsSetbyCongress;SUVsHaveaLowerStandardwhichLowersOverallF
3、uelEfficiencyEvenMoreEasiertoChangetheCarThantoChangethePerson!!SportUtilityVehiclesareaStatusSymbolOnly10-30%ofpeoplewhoownSUVsactuallyusethemforoff-roadactivities38%ofthecarsontheroadareSUVsWithHybridtechnology,peoplecankeeptheir“big”carswhileusingle
4、ssfuel.FordEscape,2004DodgeDurangoSUV,uncertainreleasedateTop5ContributorstoGreenhouseGasesAroundtheWorldUnitedStatesChinaRussiaJapanUnitedStates’AutomobilesLawOfSupplyandDemandAdecreaseinoilsupplywillcauseanincreaseingaspricesGasPricesarecurrently(inC
5、hicago)$1.72/gallonAverageU.S.price=$1.67ImagineFuelCostsifGasPricesContinuedtoRiseElectricCarsAreNottheAnswerWhileelectricvehiclesqualifyasZeroEmissionVehicles,theyareimpracticalElectricvehiclesareidealforshorttripsaroundtown,butnotsogoodforcross-coun
6、trytripsThisiswhereHybridtechnologybecomeskey.ImprovingtheFuelEfficiencyofCarsIstheAnswer43%ofU.S.petroleumuseand11%ofworldpetroleumuseisduetoconsumptionofgasolineImprovingFuelEfficiencyto40mpgwouldsave2millionbarrelsofoilperdayCAFEStandardsCurrentlyse
7、tat20.7forlighttrucks27.5forcarsStandardsweresetin1978Currentstandardshavenotchangedsince1990,despitevariousattemptstochangethemlegislativelyBetween1997and2001,averagefuelefficiencydroppedfrom22.1(peaking)to20.4(lowestin20years)FactorsBehindSettingCAFE
8、WhenCAFEstandardsweredesigned,lighttruckswerepredominantlyworkandcargovehiclesComprisedlessthan20%ofnewcarmarketToday,lighttruckscomprisenearly50%ofnewcarmarketandaremostlyusedforpersonaltransportLimitsonCAFEVehiclesthatweighover8500pou
