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List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

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1 liter of Petrol emits 2.3 Diesel engines can use biodiesel alone or blended with petroleum fuels. #2 It is a liquid alcohol fuel produced from a variety of feedstocks, including natural gas, coal, biomass, or even carbon dioxide. Ethanol blended fuels are widely used in Brazil, the United States, and Europe.

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A closer look at the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit. The Green Piece

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Fast emerging economies need an incentive to stop building coal powered plants, and, again, the emphasis is on the richer countries to step in. The entry of biofuels into the system will encourage Brazil to increase its sugar production with sugar cane derived ethanol cutting around 90 per cent of carbon emissions of petrol.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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Denmark did that with Wind Power and now most of their energy comes from wind rather than oil, natural gas, or coal. Theyre not trying to send men to the moon, theyre building an ELECTRIC CAR that uses a petrol motor they already make charging batteries supplied by LG all bolted into a vehicle platform they also already have in production.

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