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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

Green Car Congress

Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. This process accumulates a certain amount of latent (stored) energy. The production and consumption of hydrous ethanol fuel followed an expected pattern.

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As Electric Car Makers Ante Up Billions, Software Is Ace in the Hole

Cars That Think

As a comparison , in 2011, there were only two battery electric and 29 hybrid electric vehicle models offered for sale in the US. The amount, type and usefulness of the data poses unique challenges for automakers in deciding which data to store, how to store it, and where to store it.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Department of Energy has purchased an F3DM to take the battery apart. BYD currently exports gasoline-powered cars to Africa, South America, and the Middle East, but they compete on price, not quality. Skeptics say that BYDs battery cannot be both more powerful and cheaper than those made by competitors, and the U.S.

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