Gas Prices Ruined My Life!

GAS PRICES RUINED MY LIFE! HOW AMERICANS ARE REACTING TO THE GAS PRICE CRISIS COST OF GAS 1970: $.36 1971: $.36 1972: S.36 OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS 1973: $.39 1974: $.52 1981: $1.38 1980: $1.25 1979: $.86 1978: $.63 1977: $.62 1976: $.59 1975: $.57 1982: $1.26 1983: $1.21 1984: $1.18 1985: $1.17 1986: $.88 1987: $.91 1988: $.91 1995: $1.11 1994: $1.08 1993: $1.07 1992: $1.09 1991: $1.10 1990: $1.13 1989: $.99 1996: $1.20 1997: $1.20 1998: $1.03 1999: $1.14 2000: $1.49 2001: $1.43 2002: $1.34 2009: $2.35 2008: $3.26 2007: $2.81 2006: $2.58 2005: $2.27 2004: $1.85 2003: $1.56 2011: $3.56 2010: $2.78 27% OF AMERICANS BELIEVE GAS PRICES WILL REACH $5 BY THE END OF THE YEAR 91¢ ON AVERAGE, THOSE SURVEYED EXPECTED A SO.91 INCREASE IN GAS PRICES OVER THE NEXT YEAR THE PERCENTAGE OF IN RECENT YEARS WHILE LAST YEAR AMERICANS MENTIONING 17% OF AMERICANS 28% OF AMERICANS GAS PRICES ROSE FROM SAW GAS PRICES AS 1% TO 6% IN APRIL 2011 SAW GAS PRICES AS THE NATIONS TOP THE NATION'S TOP PROBLEM PROBLEM DID OSAMA'S DEATH AFFECT GAS PRICES? THE PRICE PER BARREL FELL TO $111 SHORTLY AFTER HIS DEATH, BUT THEN JUMPED TO $114 THE NEXT MORNING ONE ECONOMIST BELIEVES: 41¢ FOR EVERY $0.41 GAS PRICES RISE PER GALLON 410,000 JOBS ARE LOST IN APRIL 2008, FORD'S 0000 SHARES DROPPED 3.7% $S IN ONE DAY ON AVERAGE, 11% OF PAYCHECKS GO STRAIGHT TO THE GAS TANK AVERAGE ANNUAL FUEL USE BY VEHICLE TYPE (IN GASOLINE GALLON EQUIVALENTS) 15,000 12,000 9,000 6,000 3,000 сомво TRUCK TRANSIT BUS REFUSE TRUCK MINI- BUS TAXI SCHOOL DELIVERY TRUCK POLICE LIGHT TRUCK LIGHT BUS CAR MOTOR- CYCLE DUTY VEHICLE IN MARCH 2008: HYUNDAI SONATA AND 55% ELANTRA SALES JUMP 24% CHEVY SUBURBAN SUV SALES DROPPED 78% OF AMERICANS WOULD CONSIDER AN ELECTRIC POWERED CAR IF GAS PRICES REACH $5/GALLON HYBRIDS PRODUCE 30-50% LESS GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS THAN THE CONVENTIONAL CAR GASOLINE SAVINGS CAN ADD UP TO HYBRIDS ONLY MAKE $5,500 UP 2.5% OF THE TOTAL CAR POPULATION BY DRIVING A HYBRID VEHICLE THE USA USES AROUND 9,000,000 BARRELS OF GASOLINE PER DAY THE FUEL REDUCTION OF 2 MILLION PRIUS CARS 8,500,000 BARRELS OF OIL PER YEAR WHAT HYBRID IS SELLING THE MOST? 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY 2007 2008 FORD ESCAPE 2009 2010 HONDA CIVIC LEXUS RX4O0H TOYOTA HIGHLANDER TOYOTA PRIUS 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 U.S. BIODIESEL PRODUCTION, EXPORTS, AND CONSUMPTION 800 700 600 500 PRODUCTION IMPORTS 400 EXPORTS NET EXPORTS 300 CONSUMPTION 200 100 -100 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 E85 FLEXIBLE FUEL VEHICLES IN THE UNITED STATES 10 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 VEHICLES AVAILABLE BY FUEL TYPE 1991-2011 E85 COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS/BI0-FUEL DIESEL ELECTRIC VEHICLES HYBRID LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS/BIO-FUEL METHANOL (M85) FUEL 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 TOP 10 CITIES FOR TRAFFIC DELAYS 80 70 60 50 40 30 SAN FRANCISCO - OAKLAND CHICAGO HOUSTON DALLAS - BOSTON ATLANTA WASHINGTON D.C. SEATTLE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FORT WORTH NEW YORK CITY Chicago commuters lost the most money in gas to delays ($1,738), while D.C. commuters wasted the most gas, 57 gallons each. THE 10 U.S. CITIES WITH THE BEST COMBINATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT, RIDERSHIP, AND SAFETY 1. PORTLAND, OR 2. SALT LAKE CITY 3. NEW YORK 4. BOSTON 5. ST. PAUL 6. SAN FRANCISCO 7. LOS ANGELES 8. HONOLULU 9. DENVER 10. AUSTIN Google IT CAN REDUCE UP TO 90% } HAS INVESTED $20 MILLION IN TRANSPHORM, A COMPANY THAT STRIVES TO MAKE ELECTRIC CARS MORE EFFICIENT OF POWER LOST WHEN ONE FORM OF ENERGY IS CONVERTED TO ANOTHER George Bush, as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, granted up to $3,400 as a tax credit for the most efficient hybrid cars-and $4,000 for a compressed natural gas vehicle. THIS ENDED DECEMBER 31ST, 2010 TAX CREDITS CLAIMED IN 2011 FOR CARS BOUGHT IN 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY: FORD ESCAPE: $2,600 HONDA CIVIC: $2,200 $2,100 LEXUS RX400H: TOYOTA HIGHLANDER: $2,200 TOYOTA PRIUS: $2,600 $3,150 PROPANE 6. WAYS TO PREPARE FOR RISING GAS PRICES 1. SWITCH TO A HIGH MPG CAR 2. FIND ALTERNATE WAYS TO HEAT YOUR HOME 3. GROW YOUR OWN FOOD 4. BUY SOME FOOD IN BULK 5. LEARN HOW TO CAN YOUR OWN FOOD 6. 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