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Taking another look at methanol as an alternative transportation fuel for the US

Green Car Congress

A recent white paper by Leslie Bromberg of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center and Wai K. Large scale production of methanol from natural gas and coal is a well-developed. There is a very large potential supply of methanol since it can be made from natural gas, coal and biomass feedstocks. use could be developed.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

People will likely not buy plug-ins without big federal tax breaks." ( Reuters ) 11/29/06 [In response to GMs announcement at the LA Auto Show], Ford Group marketing manager Cisco Codina said the answer for now is full hybrids, like the latest version of its Ford Escape hybrid SUV unveiled at the show. ( The biggest barrier is the battery."

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