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Private Auto Statistics. U.S. has 220 million cars/SUVs/pickups (Car Equivalent Units)30% of the 700 million cars in use worldwide 75 million new cars and CEUs are built each year worldwideNet addition to world car population 55 million yearlyWorld growth in terms of auto fuel 8%U.S. car
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1. The Smart Jitney: Rapid, Realistic, Transport Reinvention The Plan C
Transportation
Solution
(Long Version)
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Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387
March 10, 2010
2. Private Auto Statistics U.S. has 220 million cars/SUVs/pickups (Car Equivalent Units)
30% of the 700+ million cars in use worldwide
75 million new cars and CEUs are built each year worldwide
Net addition to world car population – 55 million yearly
World growth in terms of auto fuel – 8%
U.S. cars & CEUs generate 45% of auto CO2 in world
U.S. emits 2 trillion pounds of CO2 annually
Every American buys 13 cars in his/her lifetime
U.S. fleet mileage – 21 mpg; Europe 42 mpg, Japan 45 mpg
3. The Hirsch Report Low Mileage cars still being made – with a 15-20 year life Hirsch concludes we can’t change the fleet Must develop new liquid fuels – coal to liquids, etc.