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Canadian Study Concludes Rebates to Hybrid Buyers Not Cost-Effective for Reducing Carbon Emissions

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gallon) of gasoline that a vehicle consumes over its 15 year average life expectancy. While hybrid rebates help governments to appear environmentally progressive, Chandra suggests that some programs may serve as de facto bailouts for the North American auto industry. for every liter (US$1.50/gallon)

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Japan automakers going slow with biodiesel; JAMA maintains stance on B5 as maximum for now

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JATOP, which kicked off in fiscal 2007, was a five-year collaborative research program conducted by the oil and auto industries, and was the successor to the JCAP (Japan Clean Air Program), which was conducted between fiscal 1997 and fiscal 2006 with the main goal of improving air quality by reducing motor vehicle exhaust emissions.

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NYT Editorial

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Editorial Trying to Find the Road Ahead Published: January 24, 2006 W ith its bonds downgraded to junk and its market share on the ropes, Detroit's auto industry almost looks to be in a free fall. At Detroit's auto show, it unveiled a Chinese car that Geely plans to upgrade and sell in the United States in 2008.

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Ford Executive Talks Plug-Ins

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Feb 17, 2006 SYNOPSIS: Lewis Booth acknowledged the importance of climate change and the responsibility to take action, calling for greater support for a more holistic approach to the challenges raised by sustainable mobility. autoblog EV World and Autoblog posted this story today. This is a major announcement from a major manufacturer.

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US DOE Issues Request for Information on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Market Development; Reports to Congress on Program

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In the report, DOE says that it has made significant progress in: Reducing the projected cost of hydrogen production from distributed natural gas (assuming widespread deployment) from $5 to $3 per gallon gasoline equivalent (gge). The 2015 cost target was $2-$3/gge. centralized hydrogen production and delivery systems—have slipped.

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Geely acquiring flying car startup Terrafugia

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Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Terrafugia, a US-based company developing practical flying cars.Terrafugia was founded in 2006 by five MIT graduates; since then, the company has delivered a number of working prototypes.

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Harris Poll finds 51% of Americans have cut back on products and services because of high gas prices

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Half of Americans who own a vehicle (51%) say they have cut back on products and/or services in order to pay the increased price of gasoline, according to a new Harris Poll of 2,184 adults surveyed online between May 9 and 16, 2011 by Harris Interactive. Auto industry. Those with lower household income are more impacted.

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