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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. The growth of the world’s population is putting ever-increasing demands on energy and especially fossil fuels.

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Researchers Propose New Method for Life Cycle Impact Assessment; Transportation Fuels as a Case Study

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To demonstrate the technique, Kristin Rogers and Thomas Seager applied it to a set of conventional and alternative transportation fuels (carefully noting that their purpose was purpose to illustrate the method, not to provide definitive conclusions about alternative fuels). Click to enlarge.

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Can Alt-Fuel Credits Accelerate EV Adoption?

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“How much cleaner are electric vehicles relative to internal combustion engines that are powered by fuels that fall under the RFS?” Because that’s really the comparison that you care about.”. says Nunes.

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