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Peak Oil (PO) time is the time point when the world oil consumption will reach its
highest level at around 97 9 10 6 barrel per day, i.e., approximately 5 9 10 9 t per
year. This time point is expected in this century [ 4 ]. Saving fuel between 0.1 and
1.0% with intelligent monitoring technology could mean a financial benefit from
€140 to 1,400 thousand million, i.e., US $200-2,000 thousand million.
Future transport will strongly depend on the market penetration of new fuel
types. However, there are only restricted possibilities to substitute new fuel types
for traditional fuels. For this reason, saving fuel will be the most important
measure to take for a long time.
The longer the epoch of using petroleum in transportation, the bigger are the
chances of developing technology, ecology, economy, society, and politics. Saving
fuel is the only way into the future.

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