In April, Chevron took a road trip across approximately 1,000 miles of the U.S. Gulf Coast to showcase our innovative fuel prototype that could reduce the lifecycle carbon intensity of vehicles on the road today.

Chevron filled three Toyota vehicles with Chevron renewable gasoline blend and drove from Mississippi to Texas. The Camry, RAV4 and Tundra were all powered by the drop-in fuel prototype, which is composed of more than 50% renewable content.

by the numbers

In the United States:

• Approximately 95% of passenger vehicles use some sort of liquid fuel.
• More than 265 million vehicles in the U.S. are gasoline powered.
• The light-duty transportation sector accounts for 57% of GHG transportation emissions.
• Our renewable gasoline blend can reduce lifecycle CO₂ emissions by more than 40% compared to traditional gasoline.
• The average passenger vehicle is 12 years old and remains on the road for almost 20 years, meaning cars sold in the 2030s will still be on the road in the 2050s.

With the help of renewable gasoline blends, Chevron can begin reducing lifecycle emissions from these vehicles.

by the numbers

In the United States:

• Approximately 95% of passenger vehicles use some sort of liquid fuel.
• More than 265 million vehicles in the U.S. are gasoline powered.
• The light-duty transportation sector accounts for 57% of GHG transportation emissions.
• Our renewable gasoline blend can reduce lifecycle CO₂ emissions by more than 40% compared to traditional gasoline.
• The average passenger vehicle is 12 years old and remains on the road for almost 20 years, meaning cars sold in the 2030s will still be on the road in the 2050s.

With the help of renewable gasoline blends, Chevron can begin reducing lifecycle emissions from these vehicles.

go deeper

Our road test included a Toyota Camry LE FWD, a RAV4 PRIME and a Tundra—all of which were entirely fueled with Chevron renewable gasoline blends.

Between Pascagoula, Mississippi, and Plano, Texas, lifecycle carbon emissions were reduced by 410 kilograms.

If Chevron’s renewable gasoline blend replaced conventional gasoline for a year in each state Chevron visited during the journey, the result would be:

• A decrease of 7 megatonnes of carbon emissions in Mississippi.
• A decrease of 12.3 megatonnes of carbon emissions in Louisiana.
• A decrease of 66.9 megatonnes of carbon emissions in Texas.

That would be approximately equivalent to eliminating the CO₂ emissions produced by each state’s entire home electricity sector for one year.

the big picture

Chevron believes the future is lower carbon.  A comprehensive approach including multiple solutions is required to reduce carbon intensity in the passenger transportation sector.

Vehicles powered by electricity, lower carbon intensity liquid fuels, hydrogen and renewable natural gas all play essential parts in this process.

By adopting diverse strategies, we can work together to reduce emissions for all vehicles in the U.S.—now and in the coming years.

Readers can follow this page for updates on renewable gasoline blends.

Source: Chevron