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Why is US Oil Consumption Lower? Better Gasoline Mileage?

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Gail Tverberg

United States oil consumption in 2012 will be about 4.7 million barrels a day, or 20%, lower than it would have been, if the pre-2005 trend in oil consumption growth of 1.5% per year had continued. This drop in consumption … Continue reading →

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Posted in Financial Implications, Oil Policy | Tagged demand destruction, fuel savings, gasoline, gasoline consumption, gasoline savings, industrialization, mileage, miles per gallon, MPG, oil consumption, oil demand destruction, vehicle miles traveled, VMT | 92 Comments
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