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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

Green Car Congress

This opinion piece originally appeared in the Field-to-Pump blog, published by Renergie, Inc. ]. The result is more efficient combustion, cooler running engines, lower exhaust temperatures, and increased longevity of engine life. The water contained in hydrous ethanol blends also reduces NO x emissions. by Brian J. Conclusion.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The Next ‘Better Place’ Is Australia New Subsidies for Electric Cars in Britain Tesla Motors to Build Battery Packs for Other Car Makers Previous post Group Says European Cap-and-Trade System Reduced Emissions Next post Cutting Costs With Solar Walls From 1 to 25 of 29 Comments 1 2 Next » 1.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

An (expected) high price tag. 11 days ago See More Related Articles and Blog Posts Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1) 1 morgan 9:26PM (4/22/2009) Am I the only one who thinks this looks like a mid 90s car? Small size. New technology. A troubled company. Can these things add up to make a car that people want to buy? from coal.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

However, because of the duty cycle used by the Postal Service, which generally amounts to only about 18-20 miles per day on a fixed route, these vehicles are being built without the range extender seen on the concept. The USPS will be using the vans for a variety of duties at locations around the country – including daily home delivery.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM insists the battery provide 40 miles of pure electric power, charge and recharge 4,000 times, have a 10-year life and is ready for GMs plan to have the Volt on the road by year-end 2010. Vice Chairman Bob Lutz in GMs FastLane blog ). In that case, you might never burn a drop of gas during the life of the car.".

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World Earth Day & The Green Reset

My Energi

This years theme is “Restore Our Earth” and we wanted to share 10 easy ways in which you can get involved in our green reset, make a few simple swaps and start living a greener life and help to restore our Earth. myenergi and #TheGreenReset: Your guide to eco-friendly living. Don’t know where to begin?

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