The firm generated around 24% of its output using oil-based fuel with plans to reduce the share to 3% by 2013 and 1.7% by 2014.

Electric cars are quiet, need no oil-based fuel and are widely considered a promising antidote to smog.

Nuclear power is not going to replace oil-based fuels used for transport.

The industry group reported a similar drop in use of all oil-based fuels, which went down 0.8 percent, the first decline in five years of economic expansion.

Thus CHP has been steadily gaining popularity in all sectors of the energy economy, due to the increased costs of fuels, particularly oil-based fuels, and due to environmental concerns, particularly climate change.

Fewer countries need oil-based fuel and therefore, oil exports have dropped.

However, hybrid vehicles will produce more pollution, use more oil-based fuel and because of their complexity and required maintenance, will ultimately cost more than electric vehicles.

Modern warfare particularly depends on oil, because virtually all weapons systems rely on oil-based fuel - tanks, trucks, armored vehicles, self-propelled artillery pieces, airplanes, and naval ships.

The Commission is aware that this directive must be adapted for mixtures, since it cannot be applied in the same way for mixtures as it is for other oil-based fuels.

Firstly, biofuels help to reduce over-dependence on oil-based fuels, which is a cause for concern as regards both the environment and security of supply.