Abstract
This fact sheet summarizes actions in the areas of light-duty vehicle, non-light-duty vehicle, fuel, and transportation demand that show promise for deep reductions in energy use. Energy efficient transportation strategies have the potential to simultaneously reduce oil consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Transportation Energy Futures (TEF) project examined how the combination ofmultiple strategies could achieve deep reductions in GHG emissions and petroleum use on the order of 80%. Led by NREL, in collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory, the project's primary goal was to help inform domestic decisions about transportation energy strategies, priorities, and investments, with an emphasis on underexplored opportunities. TEF findings reveal three strategies with thepotential to displace most transportation-related petroleum use and GHG emissions: 1) Stabilizing energy use in the transportation sector through efficiency and demand-side approaches. 2) Using additional advanced biofuels. 3) Expanding electric drivetrain technologies.
Original language | American English |
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Number of pages | 2 |
State | Published - 2013 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/FS-6A20-56269
Other Report Number
- DOE/GO-102013-3845
Keywords
- analysis
- consumption
- demand
- emissions
- energy
- fuels
- futures
- GHG
- greenhouse gases (GHG)
- heavy-duty
- light-duty
- transportation
- vehicle