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Fiat, MINI and smart Beat 130 gCO2/km New Car Average in Europe for First Half of 2009

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The figures underline how incremental improvements to high-volume vehicles can have an impact that far exceeds that of low-volume hybrid or alternative fuel vehicles, JATO noted. One important contribution to Fiat’s result is the growth of natural gas as an alternative fuel for passenger cars, according to the company.

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Reaction Design introduces model fuel library resulting from work of Model Fuels Consortium

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MFC members included Toyota, GE Energy, VW, Suzuki, Petrobras and Conoco. The components can be combined to model a large variety of new or existing fuel blends. However, real fuels, with their hundreds of components, are too complex to simulate directly. Jet fuel critical components: toluene and decalin.

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China puts its electric vehicles on center stage - China automotive news

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Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., The government sees environmental upsides and a chance for its car makers to gain ground on foreign rivals, since electric vehicles are simpler to engineer than gasoline-engine ones.

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