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Inaugural Quadrennial Technology Review report concludes DOE is underinvested in transport; greatest efforts to go to electrification

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Although biofuels have other economic or security advantages, DOE understands that any drop-in liquid fuel will not insulate consumers from the global oil price. DOE also notes that the abundance, low cost, and domestic supply of natural gas makes it an increasingly attractive candidate for captive fueling applications (i.e.,

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Accenture Reports Identifies 12 Disruptive Technologies Most Likely to Transform Supply and Demand of Transport Fuels and Cut Emissions Within Next 10 Years

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Will be competitive at an oil price of $45 to $90 at their commercial date. If the technology can be brought to scale, then waste feedstock processing could solve two problems at once—a source of low-cost, low-carbon renewable fuel, and a solution to the ever more critical issue to landfill reduction.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

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the only companyselling hydrogen-powered cars to U.S. are rushing out cars that can be recharged at electrical outletsas the U.S. in Japan’s Kyoto prefecture to make packsfor gasoline-electric hybrid cars. The vehicle costs U.S. customers $600 a month to lease.Honda hasn’t revealed its production price.

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Can Electric Vehicles Speed Up As The Economy Slows Down?

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Silent engines, positive impact on the environment, and decreased fuel costs are all reasons for this transition to EVs. This growth is no small feat considering overall car sales have been falling in the past two years. As a result of the lockdown, automobile production ground to a halt in several leading car manufacturing countries.

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