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CoolPlanet BioFuels claims conversion yield of 4K gallons gasoline per acre biomass

Green Car Congress

CoolPlanet BioFuels, a start-up developing technology to convert low-grade biomass into high-grade fuels including gasoline, and carbon that can be sequestered ( earlier post ), claims it has achieved a conversion yield of 4,000 gallons gasoline/acre biomass in pilot testing using giant miscanthus, an advanced bioenergy crop.

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Advocating electric in the heartland

Electric Auto Association

If someone googled me, they’d think I was some kind of radical environmentalist.” Like Schwanke, many of the chapter members have been around for years, some since the chapter’s founding in the 1990’s when activity centered around car conversions. “They’re just putting up one more barrier to make sure people keep buying gas guzzlers.”

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California Energy Commission awards more than $15M to advance biofuels, plug-in and V2G research

Green Car Congress

The trucks will be tested in various locations, including Google in the Bay Area, the City of Santa Monica and the Port of Los Angeles. The demonstration vehicles include tree maintenance trucks and a telephone pole installation truck. Electricore Inc., ZeroTruck will provide match funding of $948,424.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. At that point, we expect the aftermarket companies prices to have come down sufficiently so that their conversions will be attractive to owners of hundreds of thousands of hybrids already on the road. So far, most start as hybrids.

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New York Turn On

Plug In Partners

Albany started a $10 million program to convert its fleet of 600 hybrid vehicles to plug-in electric vehicles and pledged to spend another $10 million to encourage gas stations to install ethanol pumps. The recent announcements by New York State and Google , however, show the possibilities are real.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

My tenacious advocacy for EVs at local organizations, government agencies, schools, and organizing events has resulted in policy changes, charging installations, and more people driving EVs and more organizations promoting EVs in our area. What is your most effective contribution toward the adoption of EVs?

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

My tenacious advocacy for EVs at local organizations, government agencies, schools, and organizing events has resulted in policy changes, charging installations, and more people driving EVs and more organizations promoting EVs in our area. What is your most effective contribution toward the adoption of EVs?