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# of transport vehicles in the US
Number of U.S. Aircraft, Vehicles, Vessels, and Other Conveyances...about 250 million highway vehicles in 2006 (including trucks etc) - Read More
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Diesel vehicles in the US
Diesel in 2009 - an important change US will be seeing shortly is the introduction of many "clean diesel" models that can meet all 50 states' emission standards
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500+ million automobiles worldwide
There are currently 520 million automobiles in the world - the US alone accounts for about 132 million of them (are these cars alone, or other vehicles as well added?) - 2000 data
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Americans prefer travelling alone, not in car pools
a recent (Jan 2009) New York Times article points out that the number of people carpooling has decreased between 1980 and 2007: "Although there is anecdotal data that carpooling rose during the recent spike in gasoline prices, American drivers have historically preferred solo trips. About three-quarters of workers in the United States drive alone. - Read More
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Increasing fuel efficiency in cars Obama's priority
"most important steps that we can take ..We will start by implementing new standards for model year 2011, so that we use less oil... reduce our dependence on foreign oil...Congress, has passed legislation to increase standards to at least 35 miles per gallon by 2020. That 40 % increase in fuel efficiency could save over 2 million barrels of oil every day" ..nearly the amount of oil that US imports from the Persian Gulf. - Read More
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Topics : Energy Efficiency
Sale of cars and trucks in USA
Sales of 16 million cars + trucks per year (in the USA) is considered healthy sales
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Topics : Automobiles