CENTER FOR COMPACT

Fluid power in the agriculture, mining and construction sector consumes $56 billion in energy annually, and fluid power in the machine drives sector of manufacturing consumes $42 billion annually. A ten percent improvement in the energy efficiency of these sectors would save $9.8 billion annually. Such an annual savings is a realistic expectation as an outcome of CCEFP research that is inteGoal 2 - Expand Fluid Power Use in the Transportation Sector to Reduce Fuel Consumption The transportation sector consumes $480 billion in energy annually of which $200 billion is consumed by passenger cars. Hydraulic hybrid vehicles are just coming on the market. Prototype or near market vehicles include refuse trucks, city busses, SUVs and delivery vans. Energy savings in these sectors are expected to be a few hundred million dollars a year for each sector. A ten percent improvement in the energy efficiency of passenger vehicles would save $20 billion annually, a much larger amount. Although..