Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Yi-Xuan Gao
Author-Name-First: Yi-Xuan
Author-Name-Last: Gao
Author-Name:  Hua Liao
Author-Name-First:  Hua
Author-Name-Last:  Liao
Author-Name: Paul J. Burke
Author-Name-First: Paul
Author-Name-Last: Burke
Author-Name: Yi-Ming Wei
Author-Name-First: Yi-Ming
Author-Name-Last: Wei
Author-Person: pwe328
Author-Email: ymwei@263.net
Author-Workplace-Name: Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEP), Beijing Institute of Technology
Title: Road transport energy consumption in the G7 and BRICS: 1973-2010
Abstract: Road transport will account for a large share of developing countries' future energy demand. This paper reviews the trends in road transport energy consumption in 12 countries (Group of 7 and BRICS) over the period 1973-2010. We report several stylised facts: road transport energy use and its share in total energy use have been rising; there were large differences in road transport energy use per capita across countries, resulting from differences in country size, resource endowments, fuel prices, and other factors; oil accounts for approximately 95% of road transport energy in the selected countries (except Brazil); oil will likely be the dominant road transport energy source in most countries for some years to come but not in the long run; and the use of alternative road transport energy sources is increasing.
Keywords: Road transport, Energy consumption, Historical
Length: 26 pages
Creation-Date: 2014-09-20
File-URL: https://ceep.bit.edu.cn/docs/2026-07/c656c335f857411dabe00cb4d6d68f97.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Number: 79
Classification-JEL: Q41
Handle: RePEc:biw:wpaper:79
Article-Handle: RePEc:ids:ijgeni:v:38:y:2015:i:4/5/6:p:342-356