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OECD paper presents and analyzes policies and programs to foster market growth of green cars

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Timing and sequencing of energy technology policy. Given the specific barriers, suggests author Andrea Beltramello, there is a role for government to support the development and diffusion of green vehicles, including through policies to strengthen the markets for green cars. Source: OECD. Click to enlarge.

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E85 fuel now price competitive with petrol

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The retail price of E85 fuel - that''s 85 per cent ethanol and 15 per cent petrol - has been dropping at such a rate over the last few months, that it is now price competitive with pure petrol. That''s the verdict of the US Energy Information Administration which points out that while E85 has been [.].

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Petrol sales fall 20% in five years

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Figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, seen by the AA, show that in 2007, fuel stations sold 22.9 billion litres of petrol. Green credentials diesel fuel petrol' Forecourts in the UK are dispensing 3.5 billion fewer litres of fuel than five years ago, according to new research by the AA.

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Can sewage be the replacement for petrol?

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There are plenty of alternative fuels being banded around as potential long term replacements for petrol – but surely few can be as convenient as sewage. Tags: Biofuels Green cars Latest news biodiesel Energy & Fuels sewage sewage as a biofuel sewage treatment US Environmental Protection Agency.

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China and India reveal green car focus

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China is planning to allot half the total transportation energy consumption to electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles that primarily use energy other than petrol by 2020 while India has placed a clear focus on diffusing electric vehicles due to its own environmental issues.

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New storage tech could make hydrogen as simple to use as petrol

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Scientists are hoping to make filling up with hydrogen fuel as simple as refuelling with petrol as they develop a new way to make the gas a liquid at room temperature. Cella Energy Ltd, a new spin-out company from from Science and Technology Facilities Councils (STFC), is developing a novel technology that allows hydrogen to [.].

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Americans turn to renewable energy

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It seems that the importance of renewable energy is finally catching on in the United States. According to energy flow charts released by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the US used significantly less coal and petrol in 2009 than in 2008. There was also a decline in the amount of natural gas used while there [.].