A Blueprint for Dismantling The National Power Grid. A typical passenger vehicle emits around 4.6 tons of CO2 annually, assuming the average gasoline vehicle has an efficiency rating of 22.2 miles per gallon and travels an estimated 11,500 miles annually, creating approximately 8,887 grams of carbon dioxide with every gallon of burned fuel. Alternatively, for the same average passenger vehicle using hydrogen (H2), solely, as its fuel source will produce no CO2, at all, annually. Hydrogen combustion produces water vapor and warm air that contributes nothing in the way of harmful pollutants. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2023) According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), U.S. refineries produced an average of 9.4 million barrels per day (b/d) of gasoline in 2023. Assuming a conversion factor of 42 gallons per barrel, this translates to approximately 394.2 billion gallons of gasoline production output in the U.S. Therefore, burning 394.2 billion gallons of gasoline would produce approximately 350,325,540 metric tons of carbon dioxide in the earths atmospheres, not mention the other deadly toxins.
In Michigan, Acting Secretary Julie Su and I enjoyed spending time with auto workers powering America's net-zero transition. This Administration is committed to expanding workforces like this—and we'll do it with good-paying jobs that fulfill the growing number of energy and manufacturing projects.
