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Report: Americans turning to alternative fuels

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It appears that alternative fuels are catching on in the USA as gasoline prices rise. According to new figures from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), consumption of alternative transportation fuels in the USA leapt by 13 per cent during 2011: reaching 515,920 equivalent gallons.

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USA offers $4.5 million fund to boost alternative fuel vehicles

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million of funding to ideas which could help increase the uptake of alternative fuel vehicles. Part of its Clean Cities program, the funding will support any project that could help develop the acceptance and uptake of any alternative fuel vehicles, be they[.]. Alternative fuel'

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Alternative fuel vehicles suffer slump in the USA

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2009 was a bleak time for the motoring industry – and alternative fuel vehicles and hybrids were not immune from the crisis, according to figures that have just been released by the US Energy Information Administration.

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Ninety per cent of vehicles to use alternative fuels?

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It may be an aggressive prediction – but a report by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute is suggesting that 90 per cent of vehicle fleets in the USA, China, Western Europe, Brazil and Japan could be running on alternative powertrain/fuels by 2050.

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Confused about alternative fuel vehicles? You’re not the only one

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A new survey from Mercedes-Benz USA shows that Americans are confused about alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) options and may be delaying purchasing such vehicles because they don’t understand them.

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Chemists develop cheap alternative fuel cell catalyst

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Scientists have developed a new non-platinum catalyst which could pave the way for cheaper and more durable hydrogen fuel cells for use in cars and other devices.

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Electrified vehicle sales accelerate in the USA

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Nearly 440,000 hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric cars have sold in the country so far this year, making the alternative fuel segment the fastest growing automotive sector, ahead of the also booming compact vehicle [.].

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