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Secretary of the Navy Sets Target for 50% of Total Energy Consumption from Alternative Sources by 2020; Role for Biofuels and EVs

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Another of the five goals is for the Department of the Navy to reduce petroleum use in its 50,000 strong commercial fleet by half by 2015. The lifetime energy cost of a building or a system, and the fully burdened cost of fuel in powering those, will be a mandatory evaluation factor used when awarding contracts.

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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Crane also mentioned that one-quarter to one-third of the cost of a battery system is the packaging, integration and electronics. How much does it cost to save weight? by 2020 and in one case study they were able to save between 70 and 75 lbs (32 to 34 kg) of vehicle mass for a cost penalty of $280-$350 ($4-$5/lb).

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My Cycling trip from Agra to Bikaner

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The Taj Resort was super duper expensive - black tea cost Rs. Our per capita dinner cost came to the same as black tea. Cycled down to Bharatpur town to buy some fruits for the next day’s ride. Enterprising hunters in Afghanistan and Pakistan were the possible cause for a change in migration routes. 75 + taxes.

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