Cars and Global Oil Consumption – Can Hybrids Help?

By James Shrowb

People have been using cars for more than a hundred years. And during this time cars have changed a lot. Today cars are much more reliable and faster than ever before. In addition, they are more convenient and safer, too. There is one major thing though that has not changed over all those years: how most cars work. Just like most cars from the past, modern automobiles still work on fuel made from oil. Typically, this fuel is gasoline (”gas” for short). Sometimes cars run on diesel fuel, too, which also comes from oil. Oil is a great source of energy, but there still are certain problems about using it.

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• Oil Dependence

  
  Threatens the planet
  Transportation accounts for 30% of all US greenhouse gas emissions, a staggering 2 billion metric tons of CO2 per year, and that use is growing faster than all other sources of greenhouse gases.
  
  Distorts our foreign policy
  Whether it’s a commitment to protecting oil markets or limiting our policy choices, our oil use limits our standing in the world.
  
  Weakens our economy, shipping almost $1 billion per day overseas to pay for our oil imports. Moreover, energy prices have ripple effects in everything we do, from our farms to our industry.
   

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