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EPA official: the future of the internal combustion engine is bright and clear

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” Bunker spent the bulk of his presentation describing the new medium- and heavy-duty fuel economy and greenhouse gas regulations from EPA and the Department of Transportation. The future that we point to [is] very conventional-looking engines.” Earlier post.)

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

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option towards transition to renewable methanol for sustainable transportation. Researchers at the US EPA investigating this approach concluded that the M85 and E85 engines could provide efficiencies comparable or higher than the diesel, in dedicated fuel, high compression ratio turbo charged/downsized engines. Earlier post.).

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Expert group report finds alternative fuels could replace fossil fuels in Europe by 2050

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The initiative intends to develop a consistent long-term strategy for fully meeting the energy demands of the transport sector from alternative and sustainable sources by 2050. If we are to achieve a truly sustainable transport, then we will have to consider alternative fuels.