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Secretary of the Navy Sets Target for 50% of Total Energy Consumption from Alternative Sources by 2020; Role for Biofuels and EVs

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Another of the five goals is for the Department of the Navy to reduce petroleum use in its 50,000 strong commercial fleet by half by 2015. Moving to biofuels and electric vehicles will benefit the local communities where our bases are located and will spur adoption of similar vehicles in those neighborhoods.

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

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While compressed natural gas (CNG) will play a role, particularly for high-mileage fleets, the report suggests that the chemical conversion of gas into some form of liquid fuel may be the best pathway to significant market penetration. MIT: leaning toward conversion for light-duty vehicles. These include short-range, heavy-duty vehicles (e.g.,

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Surge in natural gas vehicles predicted

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The eyes of the world may be on developments in electric and hybrid car engineering, but according to Cleantech research firm Pike Research, it is a surge in the number of natural gas vehicles on the road that we should be looking out for. It has also forecast that the market will grow globally at a rate of 5.5 per cent between 2008 and 2015.

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