New government rules require new vehicle fuel efficiency to average 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.
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At present, the cells are only 1% efficient, as opposed to an average efficiency of 15% for Typical solar panels.
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That the average efficiency of U.S. vehicles improves to 42 miles per gallon, 68% better than the 25mpg now achieved.
Between 2002 and 2011, states without efficiency goals exhibited an average increase in per-capita electricity consumption of 9%, while states with efficiency goals had a per-capita increase of only 5%.
Mr Obama is championing ambitious fuel-economy standards for vehicles that would result in cars doubling their average fuel efficiency by 2025.
First, it increases vehicle fuel efficiency to a fleetwide average of 35 miles per gallon by 2020, up from the current level of 25 mpg.
At the moment the stuff costs less, in real terms, than it did in 1949, and this glut of dirt-cheap gasoline has meant that the average fuel efficiency of American vehicles has actually declined over the past decade.
The average vehicle fuel efficiency has increased significantly.
The Cruze represents the new breed of conventional compact and midsize sedans that brands are launching to raise average new-car efficiency to 35 mpg by 2016, and to 54.5 mpg by 2025, as required by federal rules.
Even as the average car's fuel efficiency has risen 58% since then, U.S. oil consumption has risen 19% to 19.5 million barrels a day.
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And over the next five years, we expect fuel efficiency standards in cars and light trucks to reach an average of 35.5 miles per gallon.
The goal is to set one national standard that will rapidly increase fuel efficiency -- without compromising safety -- by an average of 5 percent each year between 2012 and 2016, building on the 2011 standard my administration set shortly after taking office.
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First, it raised average productivity by 11% through improved quality and efficiency and reduced inventory.
The biggest difference between this microm induction heating pressure rice cooker and your average kitchen gadget is that it is not just about convenience and efficiency, it is also about quality.
In terms of time efficiency, the U.S. Department of Transportation estimates that people spend on average 52 minutes each working day commuting.
We ranked pitchers by our new Forbes Pitching Efficiency Number (FPEN), computed by dividing a pitcher's wins by his earned run average.
Our dependence on foreign oil is at its lowest point in 16 years. (Applause.) As I said, we doubled fuel-efficiency standards on cars, with cooperation from workers and management, which is why our cars will average nearly 55 miles per gallon.
Then, by 2025, the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standard rises to 54.5 mpg, a level of fuel efficiency that has virtually ever carmaker stretching to come up with new technologies.
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It's because of appliance and efficiency standards that we've been able to keep our energy usage relatively flat, and considering California is on average a warmer state, that's pretty amazing.
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