He said said that improvements in energy efficiency were driven by financial reasons, not environmental policies.
Fuel efficiency is mainly driven by changing behaviour because of high oil prices, and by new technology that makes vehicles more efficient.
And over the coming two decades, where we can expect even more ICT-driven efficiency gains, the EIA still forecasts a 16% aggregate rise in electric demand.
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Lexus: Although Lexus has suffered a slew of recalls recently, we expect it to maintain its leading U.S. market share going forward, driven by fuel efficiency, attractive financial incentives and pricing, and a very strong brand associated with both luxury and value.
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This implies earnings growth was not only driven by gains in efficiency and productivity, but also by increased demand for products and services.
Many of those cars do have poor emissions and fuel efficiency ratings but are produced in such small quantities and are driven so infrequently that they don't significantly contribute to air-pollution problems.
The report's main author, Richard Jolly, says: "The world is rushing headlong into greater integration, driven mostly by a philosophy of market profitability and economic efficiency".
The cost differential is driven by air pollution, interconnection and the economics of fuel efficiency.
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As efficiency washes over every discipline, the associated trends of automation and software-driven decision-making are putting people out of work.
Stephen Heiser Stephen Heiser , editor of LivePowerNews.com, says deals are being driven by the desire to expand into new markets and by the efficiency of combined operations.
"Such a move would generate substantial economic efficiency gains from reduced congestion, reduce the tax levied on the majority of miles driven, leave many (particularly rural) motorists better off, and provide a stable long-term footing for motoring taxes without necessarily raising net additional revenue from drivers, " the IFS said.
That performance was driven by a 20% increase in UK customers, investments in generation, better efficiency at its UK network and further returns from its US wind and gas storage assets.
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They say that for too long, Chrysler has allowed its marketing decisions to be driven by manufacturing concerns--how many vehicles can a factory churn out to maximize efficiency?
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