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EPA official: the future of the internal combustion engine is bright and clear

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the end of the day, if we are going to get to a sustainable transportation system, for 2050 and beyond, and if we are going to get to petroleum independence.I For energy security, for protection of the environment, and for sustainability of energy for future generation. These are not going to be achieved by market forces.

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SMART: working for a systems-based approach to sustainable mobility; Alcoa Foundation support for practical solutions in Beijing and Detroit

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In other words, while vehicle and fuel technologies clearly play a major role, so does demand reduction and the development of smarter, sustainable transportation systems. Of 9 reports from the TEF project, four deal with reducing transportation demand. Globally, in an urbanizing world, we are faced with a lot of complexity.

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