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BMW i Ventures invests in Prometheus Fuels; CO2 air-capture and conversion to carbon-neutral gasoline

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BMW i Ventures has invested in Prometheus Fuels ( earlier post ), a company removing CO 2 from the air and turning it into zero-net carbon gasoline that it will sell at gas stations, at a price that competes with fossil fuels, starting as early as this year. The effective upgrading of alcohols to gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels.

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Fellten Launches As Classic Vehicle Electric Conversion Systems Provider

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Fellten is a combination of Zero EV, located in Bristol, UK, and Jaunt Motors, based in Melbourne, Australia, two of the world’s leading technology firms for transforming conventional gasoline and diesel cars into electric vehicles.

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NHTSA vs Tesla, Honda Clarity PHEV, EV sales, electric conversions: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

New forecasts peg 2037 as the year EV sales will overtake gasoline worldwide. And readers are still in favor of electric-car conversions in our latest Twitter poll. The NHTSA sent Tesla another letter asking it stop using misleading safety claims for the Model 3. All this and more on.

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Volkswagen Zwickau car factory now producing only electric models

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liter gasoline engine—left the assembly line on Friday at the Zwickau car factory. Going forward, only electric models of Volkswagen and in future also of the sister brands Audi and Seat will be produced in Zwickau. The trend towards electric mobility will continue to pick up speed. Today is a historic day for us.

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

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Which are the alternative fuels for cars that could replace gasoline in vehicle? Methanol can be used in internal combustion engines either directly or as a blend with gasoline. Advantages : Methanol has several advantages, including high octane rating, good combustion properties, and lower emissions compared to gasoline.

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Mazda to offer electric car in 2019, maybe with range extender?

Green Car Reports

Mazda may become the next automaker to commit to building an electric car, possibly one with a range-extending gasoline engine. That's the gist of numerous of conversations between journalists and Mazda executives at the recent Los Angeles Auto Show.

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LA Auto Show Wrapup: Five New Plug-In Electric Cars (Video)

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For our final piece on last week's Los Angeles Auto Show, we put together a video on the five new plug-in electric cars officially unveiled there. The 2014.

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