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Study finds plausibly high volumes of Canadian oil sands crudes in US refineries in 2025 would lead to modest increases in refinery CO2 emissions

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to 9.3%) from a 2010 baseline, depending upon the supply scenario. The latter estimate appears to reflect, in part, the assumption that the entire refining sector processes nothing but high density, high sulfur crudes to the exclusion of all other crudes, domestic or imported. In 2010, US crude imports comprised: About 1.8

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Flawed PHEV report has legs

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There has never been a shortage of stories in the press denigrating plug-in electric cars. Because people naturally, logically believe electric cars are a good idea. It takes a sustained effort to sow confusion about the obvious benefits of electric cars. As electric cars seek a place in the market, expect more such stories.

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DOE releases final report from 6-year national fuel cell vehicle demo; key targets met, with twice the efficiency of today’s gasoline vehicles

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) released the final report from its National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for a technology validation project that collected data from more than 180 fuel cell electric vehicles over six years (early 2005 through September 2011). These vehicles made more than 500,000 trips and traveled 3.6

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Report from the REFF-Wall Street; Themes in Renewable Energy Finance

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Dr. Don Paul is the Executive Director, University of Southern California Energy Institute and a former vice president and chief technology officer of Chevron. Within the US electric power sector the biggest question was whether the Production Tax Credits (PTC) were going to be extended beyond 2008. Energy Markets in a State of Change.

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Greentech Media | ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed

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Email ECOtality CEO: Fast Charging and Why Battery Swapping Is Doomed Jonathan Read discusses why electric vehicles and fast-charging systems, not battery-replacement systems such as the one touted by Project Better Place, are the future. Electric motors are generally three times more energy efficient than combustion engines.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Think is also working closely with the Brussel based Eurelectric , the European union of electricity industry. before 2010. Kulongoski, Oregon as the electric-car manufacturer may be eyeing the “green” city of Portland. It features ABS brakes, dual airbags, and is designed to meet all European and U.S.

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MIT Energy Initiative report on transforming the US transportation system by 2050 to address climate challenges

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All of us involved in studying the ways in which we can move toward that goal have a responsibility to provide ever more useful and focused advice. Average on-road fuel consumptions (tank to wheels) of the different propulsion systems in an average light-duty vehicle: 2010, 2030, and 2050. —“On the Road Toward 2050”.

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