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FCA presents Fiat 500 M15 (methanol); to be sold in Israel

Green Car Congress

The product will be marketed in Israel by MCA—the official Israeli importer of FCA Group. FCA and DOR Chemicals initiated the Fiat 500 M15 project after the signing of the MOU with IFCI, combining their respective knowledge in alternative fuels. Background.

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New Open Fuel Standard Act would set minimum requirement for non-petroleum fuel capability in new automobiles

Green Car Congress

Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-16) and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL-27) introduced the Open Fuel Standard Act ( H.R. 2493 ) which would require 30% of new automobiles in 2016, 50% in 2017, and 50% in each subsequent year, to operate on non-petroleum fuels in addition to or instead of petroleum based fuels.

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US House members introduce Open Fuel Standard Act

Green Car Congress

A bipartisan group of House members led by Congressmen John Shimkus (R, Illinois-19) and including Eliot Engel (D, New York-17), Steve Israel (D, New York-2) and Roscoe Bartlett (R-Maryland-6) introduced the technology-neutral Open Fuel Standard (OFS) Act (HR 1687).

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

Drive Electric

Unintended environmental consequences derived from developing alternative fuels should be considered (e.g. Slovenia, Iceland, the Netherlands, Ireland, India, Denmark, Sweden, Israel, Germany and the United Kingdom all have 2030 deadlines. around land use). This includes Norway and South Korea, by 2025. Scrappage schemes .

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Better Place is building stations in San Francisco, Hawaii, Israel, and Denmark to swap out 1,000 pound batteries in a car wash type set up. The Chevy Volt is going to count on an overnight charge from a standard wall outlet. The Renault-Nissan Alliance is building fleet charging stations in Portland and Phoenix.