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MIT and IEA reports take different views of the future of natural gas in transportation

Green Car Congress

The IEA report notes that natural gas vehicles (NGVs) presently account for less than 1% of total world road-fuel consumption and less than 1% of total world gas demand. More than 70% of all NGVs and one-half of all fuelling stations can be found in just five countries: Pakistan, Iran, Argentina, Brazil and India.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The existing Prius has a carbon-dioxide figure of 89g/km but it is stillunlikely to be classified as an ultra-low-carbon vehicle. Only when we have an efficient method of electricity storage will the electric car/van/bus become a viable proposition. So the car uses an electrical store to power the drive motor.