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Plug-in Manufacturers Grow

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H ere's the Mazda story thanks to Autocar: Mazda plans Volt rival Autocar August 28, 2008 Autocar has learned that Mazda engineers are hard at work trying to develop a rival to the Chevrolet Volt – a car which uses a petrol engine to charge a battery pack which powers the wheels via an electric motor.

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Two Genomic Research Projects in British Columbia Tackle Issues in Emerging Forestry Biofuels Industry

Green Car Congress

Cumulative percentage (in 2008) of lodgepole pine killed by the pine beetle infestation in British Columbia. The Ministry estimates that as of 2008 the cumulative area of provincial Crown forest affected to some degree (red-attack and grey-attack) was about 14.5 Source: BC Ministry of Forests and Range. Click to enlarge. million (US$7.2-million)

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NREL report estimates gasoline produced from biomass could cost about the same as ethanol

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The report by NREL analyzes future states of the technologies and predicts the potential of the process. Other differences include but are not limited to stream factor, year dollars used (2007 vs. 2008), and feedstock cost. per gallon ($0.41 per liter) and $1.49 per gallon ($0.39 Phillips, S.

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EPA Proposes New Regulations for Renewable Fuel Standard to Implement Requirements of EISA; GHG Reduction and Indirect Land Use Change Effects Included

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In addition, EISA provides a further exemption from the 20% threshold requirement for ethanol plants that commenced construction in 2008 or 2009 and are fired with natural gas, biomass, or any combination thereof. a To be determined by EPA through a future rulemaking, but no less than 1.0 EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.

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Plug-In Prius Goes Up to 12 Miles on Electricity Only - AllCarsElectric.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The fleet models will be part of a test bed for Toyota and future development of the plug-in Prius may at some point lead to a consumer model. The upcoming plug-in Prius will use the traditional nickel metal hydride battery system, but future versions will likely see the addition of a lithium ion battery pack.

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