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Yet another CARB ZEV meeting

Plugs and Cars

Davids said CARB's resource allocation has favored fuel cells and hydrogen over plug-in electric by 75% to 25%, based on conversations with Legislative Director Jay Friedland. Friedman sent an email immediately for the record clarifying the conversation with Ms. Chair Mary Nichols said that isn't true. He is awaiting a response.

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Taking another look at methanol as an alternative transportation fuel for the US

Green Car Congress

A recent white paper by Leslie Bromberg of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center and Wai K. technology and there is progress on the economic conversion of biomass to. In addition, Honda has independently investigated the concept. Large scale production of methanol from natural gas and coal is a well-developed.