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by sgolestane 10y ago
Per http://www.americanenergyindependence.com/fuels.aspx http://www.americanenergyindependence.com/fuels.aspx "70% of all oil consumed in the U.S. is used for transportation"
- coredog64 10y agoElon Musk isn't building an all electric version of the 787.
- noonespecial 10y agoYet
- philipkglass 10y agoI expect commercial aircraft to remain hydrocarbon fueled for the foreseeable future. But jet fuel is only 11% of American transport fuel demand: http://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/?page=us_energy_transportation http://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/?page=us_energy_transport... (Meaning less than 8% of all American petroleum consumption, given the other poster's 70% figure.)
- officelineback 10y agoTo me, 11% of all transport fuel demand is a lot! I wonder what the balance is for trains, long haul trucks, are diesel delivery trucks in general are.
- altern8tif 10y agoWell, I wouldn't bet against him giving it a shot.
- porsupah 10y agoIt's worth bearing in mind that Airbus does have electric aviation in mind: http://www.airbusgroup.com/int/en/corporate-social-responsibility/airbus-e-fan-the-future-of-electric-aircraft/e-aircraft-roadmap.html http://www.airbusgroup.com/int/en/corporate-social-responsib... Early days yet, of course, but the groundwork is underway.
- edblarney 10y agoThe US is about 25% of the world economy and shrinking fast. Same for Europe. EU + US are about 1 Billion of 7.5 Billion people on the planet, many of whom don't have cars, but are about to be able to afford them ...