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10 Fuel Economy Facts - Think Clean Cities
- Domestic fuels key to America's energy security
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America consumes 26 percent of the world’s annual oil production — more than any other country.
America produces only 9 percent of the world’s oil.
Concerned?
Think energy security — think domestic alternative fuels.
Just think.
- Current technologies available to reduce oil imports
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Today's technology, including alternative fuels, renewable fuels, and hybrid vehicles
can reduce oil imports by more than one-half million barrels per day.
Sound interesting?
Think Clean Cities.
- Transportation sector largest consumer of imported oil
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Sixty-nine percent of the petroleum consumed each day in the United States is burned as transportation fuel. Concerned?
Think less dependence on imported oil — think alternative and renewable fuel blends. Think Clean Cities.
- Fuel efficient vehicles reduce need for foreign oil
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The United States relies on imported oil for more than half of its petroleum needs.
Concerned?
Think energy security — think fuel economy.
Just think.
- Consumer choice will determine energy future
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Increasing America’s dependence on imported petroleum is a choice made by individual consumers every day.
The future is in your hands — today.
Think fuel economy — think energy security.
Just think.
- Oil imports largest contributor to American trade deficit
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America spends $109 billion dollars annually on oil imports.
Over the next 15 years that number is expected to rise to $160 billion.
Concerned?
Think economic stability — think renewable fuel blends.
Just think.
- Majority of world oil in unstable geopolitical regions
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Sixty-six percent of world oil reserves are in the middle east.
Two percent are in the United States.
Concerned?
Think less energy dependence — think renewable fuel blends.
Think Clean Cities.
- Alternative transportation fuels vital to security
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Alternative transportation fuels and blends can reduce America’s dependence on imported petroleum.
Alternative transportation fuels include natural gas and propane, and renewable fuels like biodiesel and ethanol, and methanol.
Think energy security. Think Clean Cities.
- America's oil imports on upward trajectory
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The U.S. Department of Energy projects that America will need to import 70 percent of the oil it uses by 2025.
Concerned?
Think energy security — think fuel economy.
Think...It’s patriotic.
- U.S. uses three times its oil production capacity each year
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The United States consumes 26 percent of the world’s annual oil production, but produces only 9 percent.
Concerned?
Think energy security - think hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles.
Think.
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