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Researchers Assess Lifecycle Water Intensity of a Range of Light-Duty Vehicle Fuels

Posted on October 15, 2008

Water consumption (left stacked bars read on left axis) and withdrawal (right stacked bars read on right axis) in gallons of water per mile (gal/mile) for various fuels for light duty vehicles. Water use from mining and farming is designated differently from that used for processing and refining. Click to enlarge. Credit: ACSBuilding on their prior studies (earlier post, earlier post), researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have assessed the lifecycle water intensity in gallons of water per mile traveled for light duty vehicle (LDV) travel using selected fuels based upon petrol...

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