(EurActiv) The European Commission plans further steps to decarbonise the transport sector through a shift to alternative fuels and electro-mobility,
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Back TO HOMEBiofuels vs Hybrids vs Plug-ins vs Gasoline: Who’s the Cost Winner?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Have low gas prices changed the equation for drivers looking to reduce pain at the
February 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Conventional Gasoline Models are Expected to Represent Less Than Half of Vehicles Sold Worldwide by 2017
(Navigant Research) Stop-start capability anticipated to be the most important innovation in improving fuel efficiency, report concludes A new report from
December 23, 2014 Read Full Article
Study: All-Electric Cars May Not Be so Green
(Fuel Fix) People who own all-electric cars where coal generates the power may think they are helping the environment. But
December 16, 2014 Read Full Article
The Absurdity of Zero GHG Formula-E Racing or Advanced Biofuel Racing is the Real Deal
by Robert Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) This past weekend the first race of the much hyped Formula-E electric car series
September 13, 2014 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuel Standard Rules Give Boost to Biogas
by Amanda Bilek (Biomass Magazine) There is little doubt that allowing biogas-based transportation fuel projects to sell either advanced biofuel
August 11, 2014 Read Full Article
China Loses Appeal of WTO Ruling on Exports of Rare Earths
(Reuters) ... China produces more than 90 percent of the world's rare earths, which are key elements in defense industry components
August 08, 2014 Read Full Article
Stanford Prof Says California Can Exit Fossil Fuels by 2050, and Create 220,000 Jobs in the Process
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, Stanford engineering professor Mark Jacobsen, writing in Energy, says that the state of
August 04, 2014 Read Full Article
In New Twist, RFS Could Boost Electric Vehicles
by Amanda Peterka (E&E Publishing/Greenwire) The federal policy used to build up the nation's ethanol and advanced biofuel capacity could soon
July 09, 2014 Read Full Article
Transportation Forecast: Light Duty Vehicles
(Navigant) Light Duty Stop-Start, Hybrid Electric, Plug-In Hybrid Electric, Battery Electric, Natural Gas, Fuel Cell, and Conventional Vehicles: Global Market Forecasts,
May 27, 2014 Read Full Article
Will Obama Help George W. Bush Achieve His 10-Year Goal for Gasoline Consumption?
by Maxx Chatsko (The Motley Fool) ... President Bush believed America could reduce gasoline consumption from 142 billion gallons in 2007 to
May 12, 2014 Read Full Article
For Tesla, Graphite-Pollution Worries Ratchet up China Sales Challenge
(China Daily USA) Electric vehicles already were a hard sell in China. Now, battery-pollution concerns have made the task even
May 09, 2014 Read Full Article
Neil Young Responds to PMO's Defence of Oilsands
by Trinh Theresa Do (CBC News) Singer takes aim at government spokesman's suggestion that even rock stars rely on the
January 15, 2014 Read Full Article
Record Season for Ethanol in Brazil Unlikely to Be Repeated
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Brazil ethanol industry saw record supplies for the 2013/2014 crush season just
December 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Alternative Fuel Vehicles to Gain Traction Over the Next 10 Years
(Fuels Institute) The growth of vehicles running on alternative fuels will accelerate over the next decade, but diesel fuel- and
November 22, 2013 Read Full Article
How Electric Cars Can Increase Greenhouse Gas Emissions
by Joshua Linn and Virginia McConnell (Resources Magazine) ...The motivation for these policies is that many consider electric vehicles to be
November 18, 2013 Read Full Article
Study Highlights GHG Reduction Potential of Butanol, Drop-In Biofuels
(Biomass Magazine) U.K.-based Element Energy recently published a report finding that advanced biofuels offer a more cost-effective means to reduce
October 31, 2013 Read Full Article
Father of the Prius Sees Long Road to a Fully Electric Future
by Howard Schneider (The Washington Post) Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada rode his pioneering work on the Prius hybrid
October 01, 2013 Read Full Article
Celebvocate: Neil Young for Ethanol, Farm Bill
by Reliable Source (The Washinton Post) ...Event: National Farmers Union rally promoting passage of a five-year farm bill and touting
September 12, 2013 Read Full Article
Fueled vs Electric Cars: The Great Race Begins
Thomas Blakeslee (Renewable Energy World) ...Though solar electric is the clear winner based on land use, biofuels are still in
September 04, 2013 Read Full Article
The U.S. Tight Oil Boom: Geopolitical Winner or Long-Term Distraction?
(PR NewsWire/American Security Project) New ASP Report examines geopolitical effects of the surge in U.S. oil production The American Security Project released a new report
August 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Unclean at Any Speed: Electric Cars Don’t Solve the Automobile’s Environmental Problems
by Ozzie Zehner (IEEE Spectrum) ...Some states offer additional tax incentives. California brings the total credit up to $10 000,
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Who is the Winner? EVs or Flex-Fuel Vehicles and Biofuel?
by Kon Thueanmunsaen (J.D. Power Global Auto Blog) In looking at the future of alternative fuel vehicles—principally electric vehicles (EVs)—in
July 01, 2013 Read Full Article
Geotalk: Sylvian LeDuc on Why Woody Biofuels Wouldn’t Be the Best Plan for the EU
(European Geosciences Union) ...Attention has now turned to second generation biofuels, produced from non-edible sources such as wood or waste
May 07, 2013 Read Full Article
President’s FY2014 Budget Boosts DOE Vehicle Technology Spending 75% to $575M; $282M for Advanced Biofuels
(EV-olution.org) President Obama’s FY 2014 budget proposal submitted to Congress provides $28.4 billion in discretionary funds for the Department of Energy, an
April 11, 2013 Read Full Article
Spatially Explicit Life Cycle Assessment of 5 Sun-to-Wheels Pathways Finds Photovoltaic Electricity and BEVs Offer Land-Efficient and Low-Carbon Transportation
(Green Car Congress) A new spatially-explicit life cycle assessment of five different “sun-to-wheels” conversion pathways—ethanol from corn or switchgrass for
April 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Alternative Fuels on the Rise in Wisconsin
by Josh Lintereur (htrnews.com/Sheboygan Press Media) ...There are now about 250 Wisconsin retailers and other businesses offering alternative fuels, such
March 18, 2013 Read Full Article
The Electric Car Mistake
by Charles Lane (The Washington Post) The Obama administration’s electric-car fantasy finally may have died on the road between Newark,
February 12, 2013 Read Full Article
Clean Fuel Backers Seek Oregon Program Extension
by Christina Williams (Sustainable Business Oregon) Proponents of Oregon's Clean Fuels Program cosponsored an event in Salem Wednesday with Drive
February 08, 2013 Read Full Article
EU Launches Clean Fuel Strategy
(European Commission) The European Commission today announced an ambitious package of measures to ensure the build-up of alternative fuel stations
February 06, 2013 Read Full Article
Energy Secretary Steven Chu Ignores Biofuels at DC Auto Show and in Resignation Remarks
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) In yesterday’s address on Policy Day at the Washington, DC Auto Show, Energy Secretary
February 01, 2013 Read Full Article
EU Releases Proposal on Deploying Alternative Fuel Infrastructure
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A recently released European Commission proposal on deploying alternative fuels infrastructure recognizes the importance
January 30, 2013 Read Full Article
Washington Auto Show Policy Day Brings Biofuels Conversation to Capitol Hill
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) “Affordable Mobility: A Roadmap to Energy Efficiency” framed a public discussion of automotive issues
January 30, 2013 Read Full Article
The Capex-Opex Fallacy, Electric Cars, and Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Earlier this week, a new study from researchers at UC Santa Barbara determined photovoltaics to be much
January 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Photovoltaics Beat Biofuels at Converting Sun’s Energy to Miles Driven
(Bren School of Environmental Science and Management) New study shows solar power is not only better in terms of energy efficiency,
January 24, 2013 Read Full Article
15 Burning Questions (and Answers) for Biofuels in 2013
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Policy, finance, technology, feedstocks, markets, prices, opposition. Here’s what’s on your mind, as the critical
December 14, 2012 Read Full Article
Are Electric Cars Bad for the Environment?
by Leo Hickman (The Guardian) Academics in Norway have published a study arguing that electric cars can be more polluting
October 23, 2012 Read Full Article
Obama Fuel-Economy Rule Gives Sweeteners To Honda, Tesla
by Angela Greiling Keane (Bloomberg) Honda Motor Co. (7267), which last year complained that a proposed fuel-economy rule was unfair
August 29, 2012 Read Full Article
Urbee – The Documentary
(Manitoba Electric Vehicle Association) We’ve mentioned Urbee here before; unless you’ve been hiding under a rock you’ll know that this exciting made
August 28, 2012 Read Full Article
Representative Bob Filner Introduced the Clean Energy Victory Bonds Act of 2012, H.R. 6275
(Clean Energy Victory Bonds) On August 2, Representative Bob Filner and 10 cosponsors introduced the Clean Energy Victory Bonds Act
August 09, 2012 Read Full Article
Compared to What: the Low-Down on Alt Energy Subsidies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Hybrids, plug-in electrics struggle to pass the consumer’s “compared to what” test – and how much
April 12, 2012 Read Full Article
Electric Cars and Liberals’ Refusal to Accept Science
by Charles Lane (The Washinton Post) OpEd: President Obama boasted at a United Auto Workers conference last week that General Motors was
March 06, 2012 Read Full Article
Smokestack vs. Tailpipe: How Clean Are Electric Vehicles? It Depends What You Mean by ‘Clean.’
by Katherine Tweed (GreenTechGrid) There is a short answer and a long answer. The short answer is that if you
February 24, 2012 Read Full Article
Automakers Press for Some Changes to Fuel Rules
by David Shephardson (Detroit News) Automakers asked the Obama administration Monday to make modest changes to a proposed boost in
February 24, 2012 Read Full Article
House Proposal Would Raise Gas Tax and Some Vehicle Fees
by O. Kay Henderson (RadioIowa) Iowa’s gas tax would be eight cents per gallon higher by April, 2014 under a
February 20, 2012 Read Full Article
Road Use by E.V. Drivers: To Tax or Not to Tax?
by Jim Motavalli (New York Times) Drivers of purely electric vehicles avoid paying the gas taxes included in the cost of a
February 15, 2012 Read Full Article
Crash-Testing the Plug-In: Ford CEO Alan Mulally on the Pitfalls of His Company’s Newest Car.
by Joanne Lipman (The Daily Beast) For more than three years, President Obama has been singing the praises of electric cars. He’s
January 26, 2012 Read Full Article
Flex-Fuel Cars Find Few Pumps, Chargers Aplenty: BGOV Barometer
by Angela Greiling Keane (Bloomberg) Public charging stations for electric autos outnumber outlets for alternative motor fuels by almost two
December 23, 2011 Read Full Article
Battery-Car Future Undercut by Europe, Improvements in ICE Technology
by Neil Winton (Detroit News) Investment bank Morgan Stanley came up with a nasty surprise for Nissan-Renault and other cheer-leaders
December 19, 2011 Read Full Article
For Obama’s Green-Car Revolution, Fits and Starts
by Carol D. Leonnig and Joe Stephens (The WashingtonPost) The Obama administration has poured roughly $5 billion in taxpayer funds into the
December 08, 2011 Read Full Article
Electric Cars May Not Be So Green after All, Says British Study
by Ben Webster (The Australian) Electric cars could produce higher emissions over their lifetimes than petrol equivalents because of the
June 20, 2011 Read Full Article
LowCVP Study Demonstrates the Increasing Importance of Measuring Whole Life Carbon Emissions to Compare Vehicle Performanc
(Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership) Electric and hybrid cars create more carbon emissions during their production than standard vehicles – but
June 20, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuel Push Stalls In 'Car Crazy' Germany
by Eric Westervelt (NPR) ...And even though it's cheaper, the new 10 percent ethanol gas is not something she'd risk
May 25, 2011 Read Full Article
JD Power: Battery, Hybrid-Electric Cars Are Overhyped
by Matthew Lynley (VentureBeat/Reuters) Plug-in electric and hybrid electric vehicles are over-hyped and won’t meet many car companies’ 2020 sales
May 09, 2011 Read Full Article
Twin Cities Clean City Coalition Top Gas Use Reducer
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) The U.S. Department of Energy has released a national ranking of Clean Cities programs that have
April 28, 2011 Read Full Article
Lott, Dorgan, Jones, Reilly form Bipartisan Policy Center Energy Project
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, former Senators Trent Lott (R-MS) and Byron Dorgan (D-ND), former National Security Advisor
April 13, 2011 Read Full Article
Volvo's Ethanol-Powered Electric Car
by Gary Gastelu (Fox News) ...Starting in 2012 the Swedish automaker will begin selling a plug-in hybrid version of the
March 24, 2011 Read Full Article
Biofuels Only Major Way to Decarbonise Road Fuel - BP
by Nigel Hunt (Reuters) Biofuels represent the only way to significantly reduce carbon emissions in road transport fuel and are
March 15, 2011 Read Full Article
Echols Hopes Discussions Will Spur Ideas on Alternative-Fuel Vehicles
by Walter Jones (Morris News Service/The Augusta Chronicle) Georgia’s rookie state energy regulator is crossing the state in search of
February 18, 2011 Read Full Article
Chevy Volt to Get California Tax Credit in 2012
by Michael Kanellos (GreenTechMedia) A crazy wrinkle in a California law makes it a bit difficult for the Volt to
February 03, 2011 Read Full Article
Cost of Electricity Will Not Rise: Dr. Joseph Romm at the Green Car Summit. Bartlett Proposes Open Fuels Act
[caption id="attachment_16299" align="alignleft" width="300"] Warren Brown, automotive columnist for the Washington Post, discusses Congressman Roscoe Bartlett's Open Fuel legislation with
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
DOE Federal Lab Says Life Cycle Analysis Does Not Factor in Rare Earth Metals or Mountain Top Removal
[caption id="attachment_16291" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="From left, Warren Brown, automotive columnist for the Washington Post and Ron Cogan, publisher of Green
January 31, 2011 Read Full Article
China Will Scale Faster Than US in Race for New Transport Fuels, Accenture Report Finds
(BusinessWire/Accenture) China could lead the race to roll out electric vehicles and will deploy new transport technologies at scale more
January 19, 2011 Read Full Article
U.S. Car Czar: Industry Faces Massive Change by 2023
by Nick Carey and Deepa Seetharaman (Reuters) The American auto industry will change more in the next dozen years than
January 12, 2011 Read Full Article
Plug-in Vehicles and Their Dirty Little Secret
by John Petersen (Renewable Energy World) ...The dirty little secret of plug-in vehicles is that they'll all charge their batteries
January 07, 2011 Read Full Article
China Has Seen the Future, and It Is Coal
by George Will (The Washington Post) Cowlitz County in Washington state ...approved construction of a coal export terminal from which
December 30, 2010 Read Full Article
GM Exploring Increased Production of Chevrolet Volt, New E85 Flex-Fuel Version
(MLive.com) ...The Volt is capable of traveling around 35 miles on electricity before a gasoline-powered generator kicks to provide up
December 03, 2010 Read Full Article
EU-Wide Study Confirms Hydrogen Is a Key to Zero-Emission Road Transport
(MarketWatch/Linde) ...Linde is currently researching various production options aimed at gradually increasing the share of "green" sources in the hydrogen
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Governor Rendell Says Latest Investments in Alternative Fuels Make PA More Energy Independent, Spur Innovation
(Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection) Announces Nearly $8 Million for 21 Projects Promoting Biofuels, Natural Gas- and Electric-Powered Vehicles Governor Edward
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Survey: Interest in Electric Cars Is growing, but Practical Concerns Remain
by Eric Evarts (Consumer Reports) ...Overall, 63 percent expect to get a significant increase in fuel economy, regardless of the
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Obama's Electric-Car Cult
by Charles Lane (The Washington Post) ...The pitch is lyrical, almost religious. It asks consumers to make an economic and
October 31, 2010 Read Full Article
Why Is China Still Hoarding Its Rare Earths?
by Steve LeVine (Foreign Policy) ...China's ban on the export of the 17 so-called rare-earth metals -- indispensible as of
October 14, 2010 Read Full Article
Three Fuel-Efficient Cars Win Automotive X Prize Competition
(Los Angeles Times) ...The Edison2 entry Very Light Car #98 from Virginia won $5 million in the mainstream class, running
September 21, 2010 Read Full Article
HSBC Predicts Bigger Growth for Low-Carbon Cars than Renewables Sector
by Damian Carrington (The Guardian) ...When fuel-efficiency measures and switches to lower-carbon transport such as trains and coaches are included,
September 07, 2010 Read Full Article
New Fuel Economy Window Stickers Chock Full 'O Numbers
(Jalopnik) One of the draft window stickers released today will give buyers of 2012 models efficiency data for gas and
August 30, 2010 Read Full Article
Low Voltage
(Washington Post) Editorial: PRESIDENT OBAMA was back in Michigan recently, breaking ground on a plant that will make batteries for the
August 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Firm to Deploy 15,0000 Electric-Car Chargers in 13 Cities, Including District
by Danielle Douglas (Washington Post/Capital Business) ...Many of the nearly 200,000 electric hybrids on U.S. roads use internal generators to create
July 06, 2010 Read Full Article
Ethanol Likely to Have Major Role as Fuel
by Jim Kenzie (Wheel.ca) ...So far, everyone seems to think that the only way we’ll wean ourselves off decomposed dinosaur remains
July 05, 2010 Read Full Article
California Energy Commission Approves $114.3 Million for Electric and Ethanol Vehicle Infrastructure
(Los Angeles Times) ...The California Energy Commission approved three awards to help set up electric- and ethanol-powered vehicle infrastructure around
June 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Battery-Only Cars Face Avalanche of Negatives
by Neil Winton (Detroit News) ...The only way that unaffordable, impractical, battery-only cars will sell is because of huge government
June 09, 2010 Read Full Article
Honda: "Electric Cars Not Viable"
(Racer) Honda's chief executive Takanobu Ito has conceded the car industry still needs a breakthrough in battery technology in order
June 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Mississippi State University Wins Top Honors in Year Two of EcoCAR Competition
(General Motors) Student-Designed and Built Vehicles Put to the Test; Virginia Tech, Penn State Finish Second and Third. Students from Mississippi
May 28, 2010 Read Full Article
Tea Party With a Difference
by Thomas Friedman (New York Times) ...I’m sure like all such protest movements the Tea Partiers will get their 10
May 11, 2010 Read Full Article
230 MPG For Chevy Volt? Not Likely
by Reilly Brennan (AOL Autos) EPA Mulls New Fuel Economy Guidelines The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will soon draft a new
April 22, 2010 Read Full Article
V2G: Transportation Electrons vs. Power Electrons
by Eric Weshoff (GreenTechGrid) Integrating electric vehicles into the smart grid is an enormous and potentially explosive challenge. Erfan Ibrahim of
April 09, 2010 Read Full Article
GSA Doubles the Federal Hybrid Fleet, DOE Takes the Lead in Updating to Hybrids
Agencies Move to Increase Energy Security and Fuel Efficiency. President Obama announced March 31, 2010, that the Federal Government will lead by
April 06, 2010 Read Full Article
North American Grid Operators Study Concludes 1M Plug-in Electric Vehicles May Be On the Road by 2020; Staggered Charging Can Reduce Potential Negative Impact on Grid
(Green Car Congress) A group of US and Canadian power grid operators, who manage most of the North American bulk
April 02, 2010 Read Full Article
The View From Big Oil
by Alan Murray and Kimberley Strassel (Wall Street Journal) These days, giant oil companies find themselves trying to balance two big
March 22, 2010 Read Full Article
GM Confirms First Gen Volt Will Not Support E85 Ethanol
by Nick Chambers (Gas2.0) This morning I wrote a piece about how GM is lamenting the lack of E85 fueling
February 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Battery-Only Cars Make No Sense, But Still Find Investors
by Neil Winton (Detroit News) It's a bit like those old Looney Tunes cartoons, when the Road Runner races off
February 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Tesla To Kill Electric Roadster In 2011
by Ray Wert (Jalopnik) Who killed the electric car? Well, a closer evaluation of today's Tesla's IPO filing with the
January 30, 2010 Read Full Article
Washington Auto Show Emphasizes Electric Cars. Where’s DOE, Tesla, Fisker? Novozymes Represents for Advanced Biofuels Industry
[caption id="attachment_6035" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Last year DOE displayed the Green Challenge winner, but not in 2010. DOE also recognized young
January 28, 2010 Read Full Article
Why Does the Electrification Coalition Want $124 Billion of Your Tax Dollars to Charge Electric Cars?
Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) The Electrification Coalition, an industry group composed of Cisco, Pacific Gas and Electric, NRG
January 24, 2010 Read Full Article
Electrification Coalition Publishes Roadmap Describing Challenges Facing Electric Cars
…It is one thing to sprinkle a modest number of electric-drive cars throughout a nation as large as the United
January 24, 2010 Read Full Article
Group Wants Government to Jump-Start the E.V. Revolution
by Jim Motavalli (New York Times) Calling for what amounts to a Marshall Plan to start manufacturing plug-in hybrids and battery-electric
December 29, 2009 Read Full Article
The Hidden Cost of Electric Vehicles
(Environmental Leader) Although electric vehicles show higher non-climate damages than many other technologies, they will not be significantly cleaner than
December 29, 2009 Read Full Article
Audi Exec: Obama's Love for Electric Vehicles Premature
by David Shepardson (Detroit News) Audi's top U.S. executive said here Monday that political leaders have "fallen in love" with
December 15, 2009 Read Full Article
Environmental Warning over Electric Cars
by Kevin Clark (Sunderland Echo) The move to electric vehicles being spearheaded on Wearside could lead to a rise in
November 22, 2009 Read Full Article
Report Examines Hidden Health and Environmental Costs Of Energy Production and Consumption In U.S.
... Damages per vehicle mile traveled were remarkably similar among various combinations of fuels and technologies -- the range was
October 24, 2009 Read Full Article
Vehicles Running E85 Corn Ethanol Have 30 Percent Lower CO2 Emissions than the All-Electric Tesla Roadster, Study Finds
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, Biofuels Digest has found that cars running on E85 corn-based ethanol, at the
October 14, 2009 Read Full Article
As Hybrid Cars Gobble Rare Metals, Shortage Looms
by Steve Gorman (Reuters) The Prius hybrid automobile is popular for its fuel efficiency, but its electric motor and battery
September 02, 2009 Read Full Article
Manufacturers' Electric Dreams Likely to Stumble on Forecaster's Reality
by Neil Winton (Detroit News) While manufacturers like Nissan of Japan jostle for the lead in the race to saturate