Annoyed by high gas prices? Open your eyes to options available.

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Annoyed by high gas prices? Open your eyes to
options available.

• Cheaper Transportation for Jefferson County
  Commuters

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The Problem

• Fuel costs have risen dramatically (quant range
  and in time, e.g. graph)
• Driving is a necessary part of life in Jefferson
  County
• No price relief in sight (show trend instead of
  being speculative, ground it in data, cite
  article, agencies, projections)

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Prices arent going down

• Hurricanes reduced refining capacity (show how)
• Global instability and uncertainty (show trend
  instead of being speculative, ground it in data,
  cite article, agencies, projections)
• Increased global demand

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What does this mean to you?

• Increased costs of transportation (stats proj)
• Destabilized family budget
• Your problem Finding ways to decrease
  transportation costs

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What alternatives are there for Jeffco commuters?

• Buses
• Trains
• Carpooling
• Hybrid vehicles
• Other fuel options

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Advantages of Buses

• Excellent option for Northern Virginia commuters
• Cheaper (how musch
• Convenience
• Less stress
• Easy parking
• Schedules and ticket purchasing available online
• Routes and buses are being added

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Local Bus Train Rates VS. Driving
MARC train from Duffield to Washington D.C. 75 mile driving commute1 (3 x 3 x 10) 67.50 per week (ten trip ticket) 90.00 amt saved per week month year
MARC train from Harpers Ferry to Silver Spring, MD 61 mile driving commute (2.4 x 3 x 10) 60.00 per ten trip ticket 73.20 per week
Bus service from Leesburg to the Pentagon 36 mile driving commute (1.44 x 3 x 10) 40.00 ten trip ticket 43.20 per week
Bus service from Purcellville to the Pentagon 49 mile driving commute (2 x 3 x 10) 40.00 ten trip ticket 60.00 per week
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Advantages of Trains

• Best for those commuting to Maryland and D.C.
• Cheaper than what
• Faster than what
• Less stress
• Easy parking
• Links to the bus and Metro
• Different cities and connecting lines are being
  added

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Advantages of Carpools

• Cheaper than what
• Less vehicle maintenance
• More flexible scheduling options
• Available usage of HOV lane
• Building community
• Fewer cars on the road
• Improved air quality

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Hybrids

• Dramatically improves fuel economy
• Hybrids are comparably equipped
• Expanding selection of models
• Tax incentives
• Less pollution
• Most flexible solution individual conveni

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Other forms of fuel

• Ethanol Ethanol is an alcohol-based alternative
  fuel produced from starch crops. Ethanol is most
  commonly used additive to increase octane and
  improve emissions. ( data on consumption?
  Production?)
• Propane Propane is a popular alternative fuel
  choice for vehicles because there is already an
  infrastructure of pipelines, processing
  facilities, and storage for its efficient
  distribution.
• Hydrogen Hydrogen has been used effectively in
  a number of internal combustion engine vehicles
  as pure hydrogen mixed with natural gas. Number
  of filling stations is miniscule (add )

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Continued

• Electricity Electricity can be used as a
  transportation fuel to power battery electric and
  fuel cell vehicles. EV batteries have a limited
  storage capacity. They are replenished by
  plugging the vehicle into an electrical source.
• Gas Natural gas is domestically produced and
  readily available to end-users through the
  utility infrastructure. It is also clean burning
  and produces significantly fewer harmful
  emissions than reformulated gasoline or diesel
  when used in natural gas vehicles.

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Summary of Benefits make it specific to the info
and data presented above and draw reasonable
conclusions for your audience.

• Economic
• Cheaper fuel costs
• Less vehicle maintenance
• Social
• Getting to know your community
• Environmental
• Less road construction
• Better air quality

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Conclusion

• Fuel prices will not be going down anytime soon
• It is up to us as individuals to take advantage
  of alternatives

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Links

• http//www.mtamaryland.com
• http//www.commuterdirect.com
• http//www.hybridcars.com
• http//www.ectsinc.com
• http//www.nuride.com