Photo: pixabay.com
API, which is short for American Petroleum Institute, came forth with a statistic that might offend adopters of hybrid and electric vehicles. According to the association’s report for September 2016, gasoline consumption is at an all-time high.
At an average of 19.6 million barrels per day, total petroleum deliveries in September rose 1.0 percent from the same month last year. Even though this figure represents a 2.6 percent decrease from August 2016, the American Petroleum Institute highlights that “these September deliveries were the highest deliveries for the month in nine years.”
From a broader perspective, total U.S. petroleum deliveries remained flat compared to the period of January to September 2015. But here’s the more unnerving bit about the cited report from API: “Total motor gasoline deliveries, a measure of consumer gasoline demand, moved up 1.1 percent from September 2015 to nearly 9.4 million barrels per day - the highest September deliveries on record.” What does that mean, though?
Except for the fact we’re even more dependent on our cars, these numbers are a tell-tale sign that drivers aren’t ready yet to ditch internal combustion in favor of electric motors and alternative energy sources. What’s more, gasoline deliveries are widely considered as an indicator of how the U.S. economy fares. If deliveries are high, that translates to a healthy economy according to most experts. The eco-friendly and the thrifty-living crowds, however, will try to convince you with believing the exact opposite.
While on the subject of our relentless appetite for consuming high-octane jungle juice, would you care to guess which is one of, if not the least fuel-efficient passenger vehicle on sale in the United States right now? Yup, it’s the Chevrolet Express 3500 2WD Passenger, which consumes fuel at a rate of 12 mpg due to its sheer weight and old-generation 6.0-liter Vortec 6000/L96 flex-fuel V8 engine. Be that as it may, data gathered by Fuelly for the Ford F-450 heavy-duty pickup truck put the average at 11 mpg.
From a broader perspective, total U.S. petroleum deliveries remained flat compared to the period of January to September 2015. But here’s the more unnerving bit about the cited report from API: “Total motor gasoline deliveries, a measure of consumer gasoline demand, moved up 1.1 percent from September 2015 to nearly 9.4 million barrels per day - the highest September deliveries on record.” What does that mean, though?
Except for the fact we’re even more dependent on our cars, these numbers are a tell-tale sign that drivers aren’t ready yet to ditch internal combustion in favor of electric motors and alternative energy sources. What’s more, gasoline deliveries are widely considered as an indicator of how the U.S. economy fares. If deliveries are high, that translates to a healthy economy according to most experts. The eco-friendly and the thrifty-living crowds, however, will try to convince you with believing the exact opposite.
While on the subject of our relentless appetite for consuming high-octane jungle juice, would you care to guess which is one of, if not the least fuel-efficient passenger vehicle on sale in the United States right now? Yup, it’s the Chevrolet Express 3500 2WD Passenger, which consumes fuel at a rate of 12 mpg due to its sheer weight and old-generation 6.0-liter Vortec 6000/L96 flex-fuel V8 engine. Be that as it may, data gathered by Fuelly for the Ford F-450 heavy-duty pickup truck put the average at 11 mpg.
Google News