The US Oil Consumption Could Be Reduced by Up to 90

question 87

Multiple Choice

The U.S. oil consumption could be reduced by up to 90% and carbon dioxide emissions reduced by 27% by replacing most of the current national vehicle fleet with ____.

• A) hybrid cars
• B) fuel cell cars
• C) ultralight vehicles
• D) mass transportation vehicles
• E) plug-in hybrid electric vehicles

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