Significantly lower car fuel use in Germany by 2025
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The German Mineraloelwirtschaftverband (MWV for short) predicts a drop by nearly a quarter in gasoline and diesel demand in the next 20 years. The consumption of gasoline usage for road traffic alone is predicted to fall by 42 percent by 2024, while diesel usage would decline by only 12 percent from the 2005 level. The prediction is based on the steadily increasing energy efficiency in new cars, car owners driving less and less due to increasing fuel prices, and the fact that many gasoline-driven cars are being replaced by diesel cars. In addition to the reduction in consumption, the German government is promoting the use of pure biodiesel and biodiesel blends. The reduction in consumption and the alternative fuel use will reduce the carbon dioxide emissions from road traffic by 30 percent in the next 20 years. [Source: Planet Ark]
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luxury affair 12:56AM (6/29/2006)
yeah germany!
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Jef 2:11AM (6/29/2006)
Annual diesel demand by that date will probably reach 26 million tonnes, which would represent a decline by 12 percent from the 2005 level.
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loikll 5:45PM (6/29/2006)
Uh yeah, that's pretty easy for Germany -- their POPULATION is going to drop by 25% in 20 years, and half of their people by then will be 90 years old. They SHOULD be using less gas.
In related news, shrinking countries Italy, Japan, and Spain will ALSO be using less of everything except Geritol and adult diapers in 20 years.
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Bruno Vanzieleghem 5:59PM (6/29/2006)
The population decline for Germany by 2025 is predicted to be about 5%, not 25%. While the native German population is predicted to go down a bit more than 5%, continued immigration reduces the overall reduction in population.
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loikll 6:27PM (6/29/2006)
*** continued immigration reduces the overall reduction in population. ***
Good point Bruno. When all the women in the Islamic Caliphate of Germany are behind vails and locked in the house, they probably will be using less gas. Good luck with that immigration!
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