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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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The agency will hold a public hearing on 9 June 2009 at the Dupont Hotel in Washington DC. It will also conduct a workshop on 10-11 June 2009 at the Dupont Hotel to present details of the lifecycle GHG analysis. a To be determined by EPA through a future rulemaking, but no less than 1.0 EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.

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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. Zhu (2009) Techno-economic Analysis for the Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Gasoline via the Methanol-to-Gasoline (MTG) Process. per gallon ($0.41 per liter) and $1.49 per gallon ($0.39 Jones and Y. PNNL-18481).

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

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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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