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USDA awards $10M in grants to spur production of biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products

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The long-term goal for the research projects, which were selected through a competitive process, is to implement sustainable regional systems that materially deliver liquid transportation biofuels to help meet the Energy Independence and Security Act goal of 36 billion gallons per year of biofuels by 2022.

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead. By the mid-1980s, three quarters of the cars manufactured in Brazil were capable of running on sugarcane-based hydrous ethanol. C in the anhydrous state.

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IEA technology and policy reports outline paths to halving fuel used for combustion-engined road transport in less than 40 years

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Average fuel economy and new vehicles registrations, 2005 and 2008. The transport sector currently accounts for a fifth of global final energy consumption, and increased demand from this sector is expected to make up all future growth in oil use worldwide. Source: Technology roadmap. Click to enlarge.

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Audi releases DEKRA-certified corporate carbon footprint

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The Audi Group has calculated its corporate carbon footprint and is the first premium automobile manufacturer to be certified according to the international standard ISO 14064. Audi made a detailed assessment of emissions in all automobile lifecycle phases; experts of DEKRA Certification GmbH and DEKRA Certification Inc.

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Organizations Call on US Congress to Restore Federal Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research Budget to FY 2009 Levels

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The seven groups are the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM); American Lung Association (ALA); Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA); Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS); The Stella Group, Ltd; the National Hydrogen Association (NHA); and the US Fuel Cell Council (USFCC). Earlier post.).

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Peugeot Signs EV Partnership LOIs with Veolia and Greenwheels; Peugeot and Greenwheels Join the European EVA Project

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Peugeot and Greenwheels also will join the European EVA (Electric Vehicles for Advanced Cities) project, a consortium that brings together more than 20 European cities, automobile manufacturers and electricity suppliers from many countries, as well as research institutes. —Gijs Van Lookeren, Campaign manager for Greenwheels.

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Bring Back the EV1 Press Conference

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Friday November 14th, 2008 - GM Training Center - Burbank, CA. Alexandra Paul and Colette Divine were arrested while peacefully protesting and making a stand against an EV1 filled GM transport semi attempting to exit the facility. The Honorable Nate Holden, former California State Senator and L.A. Nate Holden.

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