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Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

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I write a column for the Electric Auto Association newsletter, Current EVents. Nissan appears intent on opening up a market for mid-price range electric cars within two years. million, resulting in a net emissions and petroleum increase as grid electricity is replaced with non-renewable hydrogen hauled in diesel trucks.

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Accenture Reports Identifies 12 Disruptive Technologies Most Likely to Transform Supply and Demand of Transport Fuels and Cut Emissions Within Next 10 Years

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Accenture defined disruptive fuel technologies as those that: Reduce hydrocarbon fuel demand by more than 20% by 2030; Save greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by more than 30% relative to the hydrocarbons they replace; Will be commercial in less than five years; and. Biojet (renewable hydrocarbon fuels for aviation). Marine scrubbers.

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DOE releases final report from 6-year national fuel cell vehicle demo; key targets met, with twice the efficiency of today’s gasoline vehicles

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) released the final report from its National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for a technology validation project that collected data from more than 180 fuel cell electric vehicles over six years (early 2005 through September 2011). Saur (2012) National Fuel Cell Electric. Resources.

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California ARB staff hosting first meeting of Low Carbon Fuel Standard advisory panel

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The staff of the California Air Resources Board is holding the first meeting of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Advisory Panel on 16 Feb 2011. Eric Bowen, Renewable Energy Group. Geoff Cooper, Renewable Fuels Association. Alex Kim, San Diego Gas and Electric. James Uihlein, Chevron Corporation.