Presently, natural gas used as transportation fuel constitutes only about 0.1 % of total U.S. consumption.

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So that is a 28% reduction in gasoline consumption with a supply of ethanol equalling only 5% of the total fuel supply.

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By making our homes more efficient and conserving on automotive fuel use, we could theoretically save 40 percent or more on our total energy consumption.

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