Among the new choices on display at the Tokyo Motor Show,
Honda's CR-Z Concept Hybrid, the Toyota Prius Plug-In
Hybrid, and the Subaru Hybrid Tourer Concept showed the
way of the near future. The Honda CR-Z hybrid is coming to
the United States in 2010.
The United States makes up 5% of the world's population and accounts for 25% of total energy use.
55 of the world's 65 largest oil producing countries are past their production peaks and in decline.
Public policies such as appliance and vehicle efficiency standards and building codes are responsible for at least 20% of the improvement in the US's energy intensity--energy use per unit of GDP. (Source: Institute for 21st Century Energy)
Crude oil, taxes, refining, distribution and marking are the four main components that make up the retail price of a gallon of gasoline. (Source: EIA)
Fossil fuels provide more than 85% of all the energy consumed in the US, nearly two-thirds of our electricity, and virtually all of our transportation fuels. (Source: DOE)
