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The United States has been an annual net total energy exporter since 2019 (click here)
Up to the early 1950s, the United States produced most of the energy in consumed.1 Starting in the mid-1950s, the United States began to import greater amounts of energy, particularly crude oil and petroleum products (such as gasoline and distillate fuels) to fill the gap between energy consumption and production. U.S. total energy imports generally increased every year until peaking in 2007. Total energy imports subsequently declined in most years through 2021 as increases in U.S. energy production offset the need for imports and also contributed to increases in U.S. energy exports.
U.S. annual total energy net imports (imports minus exports) generally increased in most years from the mid-1950s until peaking in 2005 and equal to about 30% of total U.S. energy consumption. Since then, total energy net imports generally declined each year to a record low in 2021. The United States became a net total energy exporter in 2019 for the first time since 1952 and maintained that position in 2020 and 2021. U.S. total energy exports exceeded total energy imports by about 3.82 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2021, the largest margin on record. U.S. total energy exports equaled about 25.25 quads, an increase of about 7.6% from 2020, and total energy imports were about 21.43 quads, an increase of about 7.2% from 2020....
Chevy Volt starts at $27,200 (click here). 2023 EVs are now available. That means the 2022s are on sale as well.
The Volkswagen ID4.
Assembled locally in Chattanooga, TN (click here) the 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 SUV is truly something to behold. On the outside, clean aerodynamic lines make for a striking presence on the road. On the inside, plenty of room makes for a spacious, comfortable cabin–it will transform how you think about electric cars. Best of all, it comes loaded with value.
Cost starts at $37,495.
Your 2022 Volkswagen ID.4® (click here) comes with 3 years of 30-minute complimentary charging.
ID.4 drivers can focus on the roads and possibilities ahead, leaving gas stations and MPG behind.
The Nissan Leaf (click here) was the first mass-market electric car sold in the United States. Yes, there were EVs available before the Leaf (General Motors' EV1 and Tesla's Roadster are two well-known examples), but it was Nissan that tried to thread the needle of zero-emission mobility with a cost of entry low enough to sell tens of thousands—as opposed to a few hundred or thousand—of EVs to interested customers....
ELECTRIC CARS | BASE PRICE | ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL EV TAX CREDIT | MINIMUM RANGE | MAXIMUM RANGE |
$27,400 | Yes | 149 | 226 | |
$29,900 | Yes | 114 | 114 | |
2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV | $31,500 | No | 259 | 259 |
