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http://www.rmi.org/RFGraph-US_oil_combustion_transportation
The U.S. burns 13 million barrels of oil a day for transportation. Most of this oil powers cars and light trucks. By 2050, the U.S. is expected to burn upwards of 17 million barrels of oil a day for transportation alone.
http://www.rmi.org/RFGraph-Buildings_energy_expenditures_vs_US_expenditures_2008GDP
Americans spent more than 3% of the nation's GDP in 2008 on building heating, cooling, and lighting—almost two-thirds of the entire defense budget and more than federal government spending on Medicare.
http://www.rmi.org/RFGraph-Basic_characteristics_of_Revolutionary_plus_autos
Our Revolutionary auto class is based on RMI’s extensive work on the Hypercar. We use a cost model for superefficient battery-electric and fuel cell autos for both cars and light trucks. These vehicles, described in this table, are designed to compete with EIA’s average automobile in price and all driver attributes.
http://www.rmi.org/RFGraph-industrial_grade_carbon_fiber_supply_demand
Carbon fiber material supply is currently increasing by 9–10 million pounds per year. Demand began a 10-fold increase with Boeing’s and Airbus’s new carbon-intensive airplane orders in 2005.
http://www.rmi.org/RFGraph-examples_carbon_composite_structures
The carbon fiber manufacturing market is very concentrated; six companies produce nearly 93% of the world’s supply of carbon fiber.
http://www.rmi.org/RFGraph-residential-building-energy-efficiency-supply-curve
To determine how much residential building energy can be saved at what cost we created efficiency supply curves.
http://www.rmi.org/RFGraph-carbonfiber_vs_steel_manufacturing
Automotive manufacturing costs can be cut by 80% with carbon fiber-based autos vs. steel-based ones due to greatly reduced tooling and simpler assembly and joining. However, such cost savings are currently overshadowed with carbon fiber material prices upwards of $16/lb.
http://www.rmi.org/RFGraph-Commercial_building_energy_efficiency
To determine how much commercial building energy can be saved at what cost, we created efficiency supply curves.
http://www.rmi.org/RFGraph-CF_precursor_basics
Raw carbon fiber is made from either polyacrylonitrile (PAN) or a petroleum pitch precursor. Rayon was used prior to the development of PAN. These fossil-fuel-based materials come from petroleum refining or natural gas processing.
http://www.rmi.org/RFGraph-Cost_trajectories_CFLS
As the market share of compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) has increased, their retail price has decreased more than 75%, thanks to “learning curves.”