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Conservation: 80% of Oil is Waste (green to grey/yellow) | ||||||||||||
The following chart shows sources and uses of power. Power generatiion infrastructure (orange) is 69% inefficient. Oil and transportatioin at the bottom is 80% inefficient. Protected from competition by government policies, these infrastructures represent 100 year old know-how. Oil prices will stabilize as efficiencies reduce demand; inflation will be suppressed. Decreasing oil imports will help the trade deficit and strengthen the dollar. Jobs created by re-tooling to sustainable infrastructure and lower costs will enable people to afford both their house payment and getting to work. |
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Why move a ton to move a person? A waste is so great, it is changing the climate. Waste indicated in Livermore graph accepts that moving a ton to move a person is appropriate. |
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Greater efficiencies are practical by challenging the assumption we must move a ton to move a person. This is illustrated by Parasitic Energy Consumption (PEC), a ratio of power required for a trip. PEC illustrates the waste of massive vehicles in stop and go traffic. "Beam me up Scotty", moving only what you want to move non-stop is perfect use of energy. It has a PEC equal to 1. Increasing Parasitic Mass (vehicle mass) and Stop-Starts increases relative waste. PEC based on a 200 lb passenger
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Relative waste of massive vehicles in stop and go traffic |
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Calculations of fuel efficiencies and DOE Energy Use
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