Speeding Bullet EV from Ohio State Claims World Speed Record
A battery-powered electric vehicle (EV) built by Ohio State
University engineering students has claimed a world speed
record on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
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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)
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Appliances account for roughly 65% of electricity consumption in the average American household (2001), with refrigerators and lighting making up the largest categories. (Source: EIA)
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In 2007, the average monthly residential electricity consumption was 936 kWh. (Source: EIA)
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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)
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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)
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