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Rasmussen Poll Finds 48% Likely To Buy Alternative Fuel Car Within Next 10 Years

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A new Rasmussen poll found that 48% of Americans are likely to purchase a car that runs on something other than gasoline within the next ten years; 45% say they are not likely to purchase an alternative fuel car. Within those findings, 22% say will very likely purchase an alternative fuel car, with 13% not at all likely.

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EIA projects decline in transportation sector energy consumption through 2037 despite increase in VMT, followed by increase

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EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2019 projects continued robust growth in US energy production, emergence of the United States as an energy exporter, and a cleaner S electric power generation mix. This growth arises from increases in air transportation outpacing increases in aircraft fuel efficiency.

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New Mahle piston ring coating for high-output GTDI engines; chromium nitride using high-velocity oxygen fuel process

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Mahle has developed a new thermal spray coating for modern high-output direct-injection turbocharged gasoline engines (GTDI). The new coating also was developed to help meet requirements for new production engines planned for 2018-2020, which call for less cylinder-bore friction and the use of lower-viscosity oils and alternative fuels.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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The collaboration, forged by the White House in partnership with DOE and the Department of Transportation (DOT), the US Air Force and US Army, and the Environmental Protection Agency, is centered on a set of Guiding Principles to Promote Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure. Electric vehicle coalition.

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Why Not Ethanol? Yet Another Reason

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And I'm not just talking about the price of tortillas in Mexico City. As a lawyer for electric utilities, the solution to the market dilemma of liquid fuels is right under his nose. Plug-in cars aren't a stop-gap on the road to some prayed for price-stable liquid fuel. Simply put, markets. Global markets. Think bigger.

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Study finds plausibly high volumes of Canadian oil sands crudes in US refineries in 2025 would lead to modest increases in refinery CO2 emissions

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This framework includes electricity and natural gas used in the production of hydrogen. MM Bbl/day from Caribbean and Atlantic Basin (CAB) sources: Eastern Canada, Mexico, South America, and West Africa. Tighter sulfur specifications on gasoline and marine diesel fuel account for about 10%?20%

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GMs Expanding Gasoline Direct Injection Engine Portfolio

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The newly introduced GMC Terrain ( earlier post ) became the latest GM North American model that will feature a fuel-efficient gasoline direct injection (DI) engine in 2010. Less fuel is required to generate a given amount of horsepower, particularly at part-throttle operation. Click to enlarge. MY 2010 (announced to date).

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