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Social Sprawl: How Demographics and Housing Trends Impact Land Use and Fuel Consumption
As with physical sprawl, social sprawl generally causes fuel consumption to increase, through initiating several mechanisms leading to both increased vehicle ownership and increased vehicle travel.

Urban Sprawl and Its Effects on Fuel Consumption
Sprawl has a major impact on travel by extending trip distances in urban landscapes as well as creating a need for additional vehicle trips, by undermining the walkability as well as the densities needed for transit.

Hidden Costs: How Forgiveness of Student Debt Could Reduce Vehicle Ownership
If the ability to pay for a new automobile is impaired by the taxation of student debt forgiveness, the costs of vehicle ownership relative to available household funds could escalate beyond affordability.

Declining Transit Ridership: Revolutionary or Routine?
While transit vehicles have become substantially more fuel efficient in recent years, declining ridership makes it very hard to take full advantage of these gains in efficiency.

How Urban Design Affects VMT, Part II
Between 1950 and 1980, central city densities plunged, VMT soared, and transit ridership plummeted. Many commentators have speculated whether renewed “urbanization” will lead to large reductions in vehicle ownership and VMT.

How Urban Design Affects VMT, Part I
Clear recognition of the link between urban design and VMT is crucial to understanding the relevance of urban planning movements pursuing “compact development” to reduce fuel consumption and oil dependence

U.S. Military Leverages Alternative, Efficient Energy Technology to Improve Warfighting Ability
Experts: Military energy reform efforts not only save money and reduce fuel consumption—they improve the Department of Defense’s effectiveness, and ultimately save lives of American soldiers.

Filld Seeks to Become the Uber of Gas Stations
A new startup is hoping that its system of on-demand gasoline delivery will ultimately make the process of obtaining fuel more convenient and efficient.