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NASA and DLR to conduct joint flight tests on alternative fuel emissions with focus on ice crystals

Green Car Congress

The focus will be on alternative fuel emissions and the characterisation of ice crystals in condensation trails (contrails), using biofuel as an example. The joint research flight campaign has been given the title ND-MAX/ECLIF 2 (NASA/DLR-Multidisciplinary Airborne eXperiments/Emission and CLimate Impact of alternative Fuel).

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All US fleet cars will be alternative fuel by 2015

Green Cars News

A new government initiative announced yesterday by President Barack Obama will see all US federal vehicle purchases powered by alternative fuel by 2015. The plan is part of a goal to cut oil imports to the US by one-third over 10 years, according to The Federal Times.

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Report: Alternative fuel buses to take over

Green Cars News

Alternative fuel vehicles will represent more than 50 per cent of the 64,000 total transit buses that will be delivered worldwide during 2015, according to a report from Pike Research. The figure is up from 28 per cent in 2010, with Pike predicting that while the market for diesel buses will remain strong, natural gas [.].

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Tesla Battery Protection, Dimethyl Ether Fuel, Volkswagen E-Golf Preview: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: How Tesla may beef up the battery protection system in its Model S electric car, it may be that Dimethyl Ether is the latest alternative fuel for big trucks, and the 2015 Volkswagen E-Golf is shown before its Los Angeles Auto Show debut. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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JATO: European new car CO2 emissions highest average since 2014; shift from diesel to gasoline and SUVs rise

Green Car Congress

The increase in CO 2 is certainly worrying and bad news for governments and most carmakers. g/km in 2015 to -1.4 If this trend continues and the adoption of alternative fueled vehicles doesn’t accelerate, the industry will need to take more drastic measures in order to meet the short- term targets. —Felipe Munoz.

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‘Hatchbacks are here to stay; no guarantee that SUVs will remain popular in the future’: RC Bhargava | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

From 2010-2015, there was a lot of action in the hatchback space. And we have already talked about the need for multiple technologies, and this will require getting into other forms of alternate fuels. Those are absolutely renewable, absolutely clean, and carbon-negative fuels.

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US government fleet cuts hybrid and electric purchases

Green Cars News

The US President’s plan to ensure that all new federal fleet vehicles are alternative fuel by 2015 is encountering problems as a lack of availability and the high-cost of hybrids and electric cars hits the U.S General Services Administration (GSA).