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List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

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Which are the alternative fuels for cars that could replace gasoline in vehicle? Are you aware of the most commonly used fuel in automobiles? The answer is petroleum fuels. The fossil fuels are highly significant in the global economy. The worlds’ energy requirements are mostly meet by these petroleum fuels.

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JATO warns of widening disparity between WLTP correlated NEDC values and existing NEDC data

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Due to increased test numbers, JATO has a larger and more robust sample of vehicles from which to calculate the volume-weighted impact on NEDC-correlated CO2 values under WLTP testing. The industry is approaching a deadline in September when WLTP testing will apply to all new car production.

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Ford Europe leading project investigating DME and OME1 as low carbon, near zero particulate fuels; power-to-liquids pathways using CO2

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million) research project to investigate the use of alternative fuels that could offer customers the power and performance of modern internal combustion engines with environmental benefits comparable to an electric vehicle. Ford Motor Company is leading a €3.5-million million (US$3.9-million)

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Petrol Alto beats diesel rivals in Green Car Challenge

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In the Darwin to Adelaide run, the petrol driven Alto managed to complete the journey at an average consumption of 72mpg overall, an 18.5 The Global Green Challenge ran North-South across the barren interior of Australian, pitting conventional and alternative fuel cars against each other in a 1,900 mile real world test.

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New Zealanders lured by clean diesel cars

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Motorists in New Zealand are increasingly turning to the power of diesel to reduce CO2 emissions and boost fuel efficiency, the country's Motor Trade Association (MTA) reveals. Tags: Latest news alternative fuel diesel engine fuel economy MTA petrol.

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Fiat becomes lowest average CO2 carmaker

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Fiat has the lowest average CO2 emissions figure on all cars sold in Europe the latest figures show. One important contribution to this result is the enormous growth of environment-friendly natural gas as an alternative fuel for passenger cars. Start&Stop can cut CO2 emissions in the urban cycle by as much as 12 per cent.

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Fossil fuel emissions expected to grow in 2010

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We may be on the brink of an exciting new automotive era powered by alternative fuels – but CO2 emissions from fossil fuels are still expected to increase this year. Tags: Global warming Green cars Latest news emissions ethanol fossil fuels fuel prices oil prices petrol prices.