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 r-bone rated 33 months ago - From the page: "Oil Reduction a Slippery Slope
Topic: Alt Fuel
The President's bold statement during the State of the Union about wanting to reduce oil imports from the Middle East by 75 percent drew enough attention to prompt the administration to quickly move to a full retreat. (Insert...
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- titansix rated 4 months ago
- Very helpful!
- Khook20 rated 15 months ago
- Great car (and their greater companies) blog with a worldwide focus
- r-bone rated 33 months ago
- From the page: "Oil Reduction a Slippery Slope
Topic: Alt Fuel
The President's bold statement during the State of the Union about wanting to reduce oil imports from the Middle East by 75 percent drew enough attention to prompt the administration to quickly move to a full retreat. (Insert speculation about reasons for the pullback here, but I'm guessing it rhymes with Audi Haravia.)
Department Energy Secretary Bodman yesterday participated in a conference call yesterday to clarify what the President meant versus what he said.
The President's energy initiative "will lead the country into a position of being able to reduce the amount of oil consumption in this country by 75 percent of what we expect to be importing from the Middle East in 2025," Bodman said, which is very different from what he said
"reach another great goal: to replace more than 75 percent of our oil imports from the Middle East by 2025."
Later, Bodman tried to explain why Bush said what he did:
"So this was, as I say, is purely an example. It was not mean to suggest anything related to the politics of the situation, other than to indicate that, presumably, at that point in time, if we see changes and we see a more stable situation, where one is buying from a more stable supplier, presumably one would rather do business with a more stable supplier rather than a less stable supplier. So as the world evolves over the next 20 years, I would think that you would see more interest in one supplier rather than another, but it was merely meant to give an example."
Bodman says that through hybrid cars, hydrogen, and cellulosic ethanol we will be able to generate 5.26 million barrels of oil, or about 75 percent of the total expected Mid-East imports during 2025.
When asked about requiring auto makers to produce more fuel efficient cars by raising the CAFE standards, Bodman responded
"We believe -- this administration believes in the free market, and believes that it's very important for individuals to retain the flexibility of making judgments. Many Americans would believe that they're already sacrificing by paying the prices that they're paying for gasoline and for heating oil and natural gas. There's plenty of -- the way I view it, there is plenty of sacrifice to go around."
According to the transcript, Bodman also sounded defensive when one reporter pointed out that the $54 million being spent on the FutureGen program will create just a single coal-to-hydrogen plant.
"So I guess I would agree with you it's "just one plant," but we've got a lot of people interested in participating" "
bush busted...
- Indy-Rodin rated 13 months ago
- It's time the passengers contribute their share of energy.
Dubbed Imagine and derived from the four-passenger FM-4, the car augments its rowing-machine-style propulsion system with a pair of DC electric motors. Prototype coming real soon.
- trejrco rated 25 months ago
- California going crazy(ier) ... from http://blog.wired.com/cars/index.blog?entry_id=1560246 - "As much as I'm all for cleaning up global warming (and drive a hybrid), spending millions on legal fees for a lawsuit that has zero chance of being successful is a big waste of resources. If Mr. Lockyer has issues with the amount of emissions, take it up with the California Air Resources Board that sets the regulations not the companies that comply with them. This is no tobacco-type lawsuit of deception. Plus, even though there is consensus on global warming, quantifying the damage done just from autos won't wash in court. "
- oneguyandamutt rated 26 months ago
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A new engine accessory using a magnet claims to reduce emissions and increase fuel efficiency by burning gasoline more efficiently. Save the World Air will introduce the ECOChargR next month, which the company claims uses a magnet to change the molecules of gasoline before they enter the engine to lower the production of emissions by up to 85 percent and increase fuel efficiency. Since lowering viscosity has been proven to increase fuel efficiency, there may be something to this.
- mistert2 rated 27 months ago
- From the page: "Instead of wasting your keystrokes slamming biofuel for not being panacea, talk about the other solutions to the problem -- conservation through increased use of mass transportation, better fuel efficiency, other alternative fuels (Fischer-Tropsch diesel, tar sands oil), and possibly producing hydrogen from renewable resources. "
- parvez rated 14 months ago
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Cool!
- golge011 rated 25 months ago
- From the page: "GM recognizes that the ultimate success or failure of fuel cell vehicles will be inextricably linked to hydrogen production from renewable resources. "
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