Kind of disappointing. This LCA indicates the infrastructure and production environmental costs of making gasoline are only ~1/3 of the environmental costs of operating the vehicles consuming the gasoline (Figure 2).
The greenhouse gas emissions from infrastructure and production operations do exceed the emissions from operating the vehicles (Figure 3).
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Darrell
Boycotting Exxon since 1989, BP since 2010
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin
Mean Green Toaster Machine
49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA
Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi
Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
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