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DOE BETO releases new strategic plan; biofuels to constitute 25% of US transportation fuels by 2040

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) released its new strategic plan, titled Strategic Plan for a Thriving and Sustainable Bioeconomy. The strategic plan—with a vision for 2040—lays out BETO’s mission to accomplish its vision in a dynamic setting that realizes changes in the energy landscape, advances in technology, growing environmental awareness, and public expectations.

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Tesla Autopilot, Kia Niro hybrid, used Fiat electrics, VW diesel buyback warning: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which electric model might be the used-car bargain of the year? And exactly what kind of car is a new hybrid we just drove? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, December 30, 2016. Friday, we published our first drive of the 2017 Kia Niro hybrid, which Kia says is a.

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Why millennials will continue to fall in love with leasing in 2017

Green Cars News

We hear a great deal about the millennial generation and why they matter so much as consumers of everything from coffee to cars. Where four wheels are.

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