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FAA Awards Contracts for $125M to 5 Companies to Accelerate More Environmentally Friendly Aviation Technology; Renewable Fuels, Engines, Wings and Flight Management

Green Car Congress

Drop-in alternative fuels will require no significant modifications to aircraft and engines and with a goal of performing more efficiently, and cleaner than current fossil-based fuels. Safety and transition strategies that enable “drop in” replacement for petroleum-derived aviation fuels. Pratt & Whitney.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Catalytic converters, along with so-called leak-proof emissions systems, are the primary reason why today’s cars are so much cleaner than those of several decades ago. Last year, a Massachusetts-based plug-in hybrid conversion company passed the air resources board tests easily. Protheroe asked.

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