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NRC report finds Federal analysis to set LD CAFE and GHG standards generally of high quality; some technologies and issues should be re-examined

Green Car Congress

The National Research Council is the principal operating arm of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. However, 24% listed engine improvements and 20% cited alternative fuels as their preference for improving fuel economy. Gasoline internal-combustion engines rated second-most preferred at $2.50/gallon,

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Honda Sees PHEVs as having "unnecessary fuel engine and fuel tank;" promises all-electrics "assuming we can come up with a really high-performing battery that we are working on currently." Cischke, Ford senior vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering. "By By partnering with these two industries.

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