Alternate Fuels

FUELS ALTERNATE In 2012 the use of gasoline went down due to alternative fuels. 123 Billion 1996 2012 2007 2012 had the lowest annual level since 1996 The number of 13% less gallons of gasoline Americans used consumption than in 2007 U.S. AVERAGE YEARLY RETAIL GASOLINE PRICES FOR ALL GRADES Highest gas was in July 2008; 4.165 gallon during • the Global Financial Crisis 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 1907: Standard Oil (Rockefeller company) of California is said to have been the first to claim a filing station which they opened in Seattle, Washington WHICH FUEL IS BETTER FOR A CAR TRAVELING FROM NEW YORK TO CALIFORNIA? THE SPLIT OF OUR MONEY FOR GAS HOW MANY MILES IS IT FROM NY TO CA Gasoline price is split four ways: 12% 2,900 Miles 59% 17% 11% - Distribution and Marketing I Refining - Crude Oil GASOLINE 2013 KIA Optima Hybrid MPG: 40 Barrels of crude oil to produce 740 MILES: PER GALLON: $3.59 97 TOTAL COST TO FILL TANK: gallons of gasoline $66.42 ETHANOL Ethanol is an excellent clean- burning fuel, potentially providing more horsepower than gasoline. Flex Fuel Vehicles E85 Mustangs MPG: 17 15% PER GALLON: $2.88 85% - Gasoline - Ethanol TOTAL COST TO FILL TANK: $43.2+1.8=$45 To Replace 200 Billion Gallons of Petroleum Products 71% of the nation's 1 Acre 300 Gallons of Com of Ethanol 938 Million Acres of Farmland would need to grow just feedstock. METHANOL Extremely corosive, requiring special materials for delivery and storage. 1998 Taurus M85 FFV MPG: 14 Lower energy content and the higher cost to build methanol refineries. PER GALLON: $2.89 Methanol TOTAL COST TO FILL TANK: $46.24 Gas 15% 85% COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS Natural gas is typically found in underground deposits, often with petroleum 2012 Honda Civic GX MPGGE 38 CNG requires major retooling of both cars and fuel-station infrastructure MILES: 304 PER GGE: $1.25 TOTAL COST TO FILL TANK: $10 BIODIESEL Reduced emissions and modern diesel engines can run on 100% biodiesel already. 2012 Volkswagen Golf TDI MPG: 42 MILES: 609 Rendered Chicken Fat PER GALLON: $3.40 TOTAL COST TO FILL TANK: $49.30 Vegetable Ols Used Fry Oil Processing these oils into fuel involves removing glycerin and other contaminants through a process called transesterification. ELECTRICITY I Have a limit on their range. Also, electric cars are cheap to "refuel." Nissan Leaf 2013 MPGE: 129 No tailpipe emissions. MILES: 75 HRS TO CHARGE: 8. TOTAL COST TO FILL TANK: $2.61 HYDROGEN I Most abundant element. GM HY-Wire I By product is water. I Most energy and industry experts agree that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles won't be 4.4 lbs. of Hydrogen in one tank MPGGE: 41 widely available until 2020. MILES: 80 TOTAL COST TO FILL TANK: 17kwh electricity $6.80 to make just 100Cu.t. Hydrogen CPonv Parts ElA.gov | Whitehouse.gov | Petroleum History | NBC News | Reuters