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California Energy Commission Adopts $176M Green Transportation Plan

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The state is aggressively working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80% below 1990 levels by 2050, decrease petroleum fuel use to 15% below 2003 levels by 2020, and increase alternative fuel use to 20% by 2020. Vehicles are the major contributor to global warming pollution. Vice Chair James Boyd.

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

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Volume 1 of the library, available now, includes: Improved fundamental models for C 0 to C 4 hydrocarbons, enabling accurate prediction of flame propagation, auto-ignition and emissions. Diesel fuel components, including n-heptane, iso-octane, decalin and alpha-methyl naphthalene (AMN). Additive components such as ETBE.

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Using the PHEV (Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle) to Transition Society Seamlessly and Profitably From Fossil Fuel to 100% Renewable Energy

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The alternative-fuel car evolved to reduce exhaust emissions and other problems derived from burning fossil fuels. The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. It is much more than that.

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