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ITF study finds limited environmental and safety impacts of car fleet renewal schemes in US, France and Germany

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Cost-effectiveness of the fleet renewal schemes analysed from the perspective of CO 2 and. Car fleet renewal schemes introduced in the US, France and Germany to stimulate consumer spending on cars in the wake of the 2008. million transactions in which old cars were traded for new vehicles under these car fleet renewal schemes.

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NSF Awards NCSU Team $2M For Research on Deriving Drop-in Renewable Hydrocarbon Fuels from Algae

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Finally, the various fuels will be tested to ensure that they can be used in place of conventional diesel, gasoline and jet fuels. The goal is to create fuels that can be used in place of diesel, gasoline and jet fuel—though jet fuel will be the most technically challenging. It has to be cost-competitive, or none of this makes sense.

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Stimulus Bill Provides Major Increase in Plug-in Vehicle Purchase Credit Program

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The $787-billion stimulus bill (HR 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) that emerged from the joint House-Senate conference committee this week provides funds for a large range of transportation-related projects. billion for the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program, instead of $18.5

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Canada Awards C$72.8M Subsidy to Husky Energy for Ethanol Plant

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Proposed regulations will require 5% renewable fuel content based on the national gasoline pool by 2010 and 2% renewable content in diesel and heating oil by 2011 or earlier, subject to technical feasibility. The Government of Canada plans to invest up to C$1.5 billion over nine years through the ecoENERGY for Biofuels program.

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DOE to Award Up to $300M in Stimulus Bill Funding for Projects to Expand Use of Alt-Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicles

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The FOA modifies a much smaller and earlier-issued FOA by incorporating a supplemental $300 million appropriated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 (the stimulus bill) for the Energy Policy Act (EPACT) of 2005 Section 721 to fund a competitive grant pilot program to be administered through the Clean Cities Program.

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Cummins Westport Inc. and Cummins India Ltd. Receive Order for 460 Natural Gas Engines

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The Government of India unveiled a transport stimulus package on 3 February 2009 to provide central funding to purchase buses for urban transport systems. The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM), a government program, has allocated $58 billion to 63 cities to help modernize and improve quality of life.

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EIA Estimates 2.1% Growth in Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions in US in 2010; Still Below 1999-2008 Levels

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Projected annual average retail diesel fuel prices are forecast at $2.95 This summer, the stimulus to demand from the continuing modest economic recovery is constrained by the projected $0.48-per-gallon billion gallons in 2010 (excluding the biomass-based diesel fuel volume requirement). growth rate recorded last summer.

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