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<div>Environment and Sustainability Seminar Series</div>
<div>Sponsored by the MIT Laboratory for Energy and the Environment
<http://lfee.mit.edu></div>
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<div>US Transportation Energy Consumption: The Problem, and Effective
Strategies for Progress</div>
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<div>Prof. John Heywood, Director, Sloan Automotive Laboratory</div>
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> <span
></span> Anup
Bandivadekar, Technology and Policy Program</div>
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<div>March 18, 2004 (PLEASE NOTE THIS SEMINAR IS ON THURSDAY)</div>
<div>12-1:30 pm</div>
<div>E40-496</div>
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<div>Abstract</div>
<div>The U.S. Transportation system is dominated by cars and light
trucks which consume about 43% of the total U.S. petroleum use.
Increasing dependence on foreign oil and as well as rising emissions
of greenhouse gases from motor vehicles are two major reasons to be
concerned about vehicle fuel consumption. The annual fuel consumption
of our light-duty vehicle fleet in thirty years is projected to be
more than 60 percent above today's value. It is therefore imperative
that we understand this developing crisis, and take appropriate
actions to address our rising petroleum consumption.<br>
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<div>This challenge will not be resolved by any single technology or
policy. However, an appropriately designed<i> combination of
fiscal and regulatory measures</i> can substantially increase the
market demand for improved vehicle technologies which reduce the fuel
consumption.</div>
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<div>Light refreshments will be provided.</div>
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