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Re: A Picture is Worth... Gasoline Consumption Per Day [Updated]

sarah — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:06:23 -0000

how much is gasoline consumption per day in recent years (2005, 2006,2007)?

how much is gasoline consumption per carowner?

Re: A Picture is Worth... Gasoline Consumption Per Day [Updated]

mikehahn — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:10:40 -0000

The figure for the usa includes boats, planes, trains, and the military (department of defense-dod). The US DOD is the greatest consumer of oil in the world, especially during "war time."

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Gordon Soderberg — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:24:06 -0000

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I would like to know what percentage our military using.

I've heard 1.7 million gallons per day in Iraq alone. So include transportation in and out of Iraq, training back in the states. I would bet it is over half of the total used by the US.

Knowing that we only get 20% of our fuel from that region of the world it dose not make sense to go to war there. Unless you think keeping exxon, mobile, stock prices up and crippling our local economy is worth it?

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Anonymous — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:07:53 -0000

Can you say dictorship?

Can you say tinfoil?

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Anonymous — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:35:15 -0000

Funny how people always look at other ("fat pigs driving SUV's) and not at them selves! My friend said someting like that, about SUV drives...I asked him if he drives a Prius? "Well, no" he said. So I saked why not? He said "because I like to drive my Volvo...its safe". What MPG does it get? "28 on the highway". So I told him I was superior to him because I drove a Civic at 40 mpg, just as he felt supirior to an SUV getting 20 mpg. But, I intur am inferior to a Pirus drive. So he and I are "fat pigs" comparied to a Prius driver. So..to follow to the logical concusion, we all should be forced to drive a prius, regardless of need or desire!! Can you say dictorship?

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JOHN RUSSELL — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 21:01:11 -0000

The patents for Stanley Meyers water fuel invention expired this year so if the government lets us we can fuel our cars with water.

google Stanley Meyers

Or go to youtube and search Stanley Meyers

It will be very interesting for you.

Peace, John

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Scott Dodson — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 19:38:48 -0000

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HOI — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:06:37 -0000

With stats, who can tell what is being included. What if any of these charts take into account the military aspect?

http://www.truthdig.com/rep...

It would sure be nice if stats were required to show ALL the questions / criteria used to "inform" the reader.

(Why is it when you break every apparent issue down, it seems to come to conflict with money?)

Re: A Picture is Worth... Gasoline Consumption Per Day [Updated]

redPEPPER — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 04:19:49 -0000

The per capita numbers may be more telling, but keep in mind that those numbers are about oil consumption, while the picture here is about gas (petrol) consumption.

Re: A Picture is Worth... Gasoline Consumption Per Day [Updated]

Brian — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:38:22 -0000

Do you know if there a detailed maps of fuel consumption?Did it take into account farms?They tend to buy their fuel in bulk.I do to.I live off grid on 120 acres.With a fuel shipment every 4-5 months.For my vehicles.Not power.

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Sami Grover — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:31:31 -0000

The per-capita numbers are REALLY interesting. I had no idea that The Netherlands was so high up there - what about all those bikes?

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Emily — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:27:14 -0000

Ah, I believe the US can easily suck down more fuel then anyone else, look out your window and tell me how many Trucks and SUV's are out there! Amazing, since when did a 22 year single person need an SUV that seats 8, put some rims on it and has never used it for its intended "Sport Utility" purpose?? Thats the mentally of the US, bigger, more power, more gas!!

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Nachoboy — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:26:13 -0000

Ah ha ha ha ha. We're such fat lazy pigs here

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Anonymous — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:01:00 -0000

"Rob, what about the energy it takes to charge your batteries? Electricity from PV cells would be nice, but I doubt that's what you are using. More likely from gas or coal fired power plants with 30% transmission loss...?"

But look at how efficiently Rob is using that coal power. He's doing his part to hold up his end. Rob didn't build a coal power plant . . .

I drive a car that runs on gas, but have been carpooling with my roommates almost everyday this summer (internship).

Re: A Picture is Worth... Gasoline Consumption Per Day [Updated]

Sean O — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:59:43 -0000

Yet another use of "shock statistics."

Per-capita data (as linked previously) is more telling if you're asking the implied question: "How much do we (the American gluttons) use?"

Also, comparisons of the sq. mi/km of popular roads in the U.S. versus the rest of the countries featured paints a clearer picture. It's simply a (relative to most others) large country, with a fairly large population. Of course we're going to use more oil.

A picture is worth... not so much.

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alumunum — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:59:18 -0000

As well as being a majour marine port its also an airport stopover for almost every long distance flight in the world. Most flights go through there.

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TC — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:35:01 -0000

Rob, what about the energy it takes to charge your batteries? Electricity from PV cells would be nice, but I doubt that's what you are using. More likely from gas or coal fired power plants with 30% transmission loss...?

Re: A Picture is Worth... Gasoline Consumption Per Day [Updated]

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:58:10 -0000

I also have a solution to this problem: We're driving around in a battery-powered GMC pickup truck that USES NO PETROL whatsoever.

Gee - let me guess. It's the Crackpot Joseph Newman Scam.

Re: A Picture is Worth... Gasoline Consumption Per Day [Updated]

Rob Matthies — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:06:24 -0000

That i a very informative chart. Yes, a picture is worth a thousand gallons. Another source of info is the new book, "Lives Per Gallon" which is in local libraries.

I also have a solution to this problem: We're driving around in a battery-powered GMC pickup truck that USES NO PETROL whatsoever.

Unlike other electric vehicles, ours runs on no-cost, discarded (revived) batteries. Don't you think this is practically Free Energy?

What do we have to do, to get everybody else to do this?

Re: A Picture is Worth... Gasoline Consumption Per Day [Updated]

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:41:38 -0000

The fact that Singapore is #1 is completely bizarre as it's basically a city-state with not much reason to drive long distances.

Marine bunker fuel - it's major port.

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Fusoko — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:19:42 -0000

Ah ha! I just found the per-capita data. LINK HERE.

Mike - you might want to add this chart. The fact that Singapore is #1 is completely bizarre as it's basically a city-state with not much reason to drive long distances.

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Fusoko — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:55:48 -0000

Horriffic... but there should also be some per-capita data there to put it in perspective. I don't think Canadians are much better, for example!

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DeSoto LLg — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:54:24 -0000

Woah! I can't believe that's true.... I realize the US is a collossal consumer of petrol, but that's just bonkers. Do you have more context for this?

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Adrian Akau — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:25:08 -0000

It seems to me that costs associated with filling ujp a Honda as shown in the chart above, should be even more of an incentive to transition to EV's. Since production has begun on EV's with upgraded battery capacity such as the Phoenix, vehicles of this type are bound to become popular.

adrianakau2aol.com

Re: A Picture is Worth... Gasoline Consumption Per Day [Updated]

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:13:45 -0000

Shouldn't that be 'GAS consumption per day', since the British is 'petrol'?