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China’s GAC Debuts Ammonia-Powered Car Engine

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With the automotive industry now keen on propulsion systems that don’t emit a lot of carbon, we’ve seen decades of manufacturers toying with alternative fuels. Ammonia is pretty toxic and was often faulted as having the potential to emit even more greenhouse gasses than conventional fuels. GAC said it has developed a 2.0-liter

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West Virginia Univ. receives $1.15M grant for second hydrogen production-fueling station in state; focus on fossil-fuel-to-hydrogen

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The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium at West Virginia University (WVU) has received a $1.15-million million grant to develop the state’s second hydrogen production-fueling station. The effort is unique in that it will support obtaining hydrogen fuel by using domestic fossil energy.

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IEA: improving efficiency of road-freight transport critical to reduce oil-demand growth; three areas of focus

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This growth is expected to lead to a significant increase in carbon dioxide emissions of nearly 900 million tonnes through 2050, or about the same level of emissions growth as from coal use in the power and the entire industry sector combined. The result is that direct CO 2 emissions from road freight transport decline by 2.5

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Most days, most cars are going to have lots of extra battery capacity,” said Mr. Kempton, noting that on average, American automobiles get driven for just one hour each day. For a Western Interstate, Alternative Fuels Beckon Electric Cars: What if There’s a Blackout? ’s power generation, he said.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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.&# E-mail This Print Share Close Linkedin Digg Facebook Mixx My Space Permalink Automobiles , Commerce , Consumers , Efficiency , General Business , Government Policy , Transportation , electric cars , mitsubishi , Nissan , oregon , ted kulongoski , th!nk nk Related Posts From Green Inc. We need to stop BURNING fuel in our cars.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

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