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

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Under the Proalcool Program, sugar companies were ordered to increase production and the state-run oil company, Petrobras, was required to make álcool (ethanol) available at its fuel stations. By the mid-1980s, three quarters of the cars manufactured in Brazil were capable of running on sugarcane-based hydrous ethanol. 40 CFR § 80.27

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Mercedes-Benz presents autonomous Future Truck 2025 research vehicle; “Highway Pilot”

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For comparison, the human eye has a 150-degree angle of vision, but its focal area is merely a fraction of this. The sensor and camera technology is active throughout the speed range from standstill to the legally permitted maximum truck speed of 80 km/h. guard rails or vegetation).

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