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Is it really possible to have consumers pick which fuel technologies will win?
Filed under: Diesel, Ethanol, EV/Plug-in, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Legislation and Policy, Europe/EU, South/Latin America, USAMarkets are great - but the true costs of our fuel choices are not...
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Cuba shows interest in hydrogen vehicle technology
Filed under: Hydrogen, South/Latin America Cuba may be where the cars of the past survive today, but it's also a place that's interested in the fuel of the future. According to Tania Carbonel Morales,...
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Petrobras to invest $400M in advanced biofuel research, development
Filed under: Biodiesel, Ethanol, South/Latin America Brazilian energy company Petrobras has set aside nearly $400 million for research and development related to advanced biofuels, including cellulosic...
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Shell, Cosan formalize creation of Razien sugarcane ethanol JV
Filed under: Ethanol, South/Latin America In one of the biggest biofuel deals to date, Shell, along with Cosan - one of the world's leading producers of sugarcane-based ethanol - has launched a...
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Volkswagen Touareg TDI to embark on 14-day, 16,000-mile journey
Filed under: Diesel, Volkswagen, North America, South/Latin America, USA Renowned adventurer Rainer Zietlow will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the legendary Pan-American Highway by embarking on a...
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Report: Sugar cane shortage may force Brazil to cut ethanol mix from E25 to E18
Filed under: Ethanol, South/Latin America A sugar cane shortage in April caused Brazil's ethanol prices to soar, rising 65 percent to $6.31 a gallon or more than double what it was the year before....
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T3 Motion scores $110,000 Chilean electric vehicle order
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, South/Latin America T3 Motion, makers of the Segway-ish T3 Series Electric Stand-up Vehicle (ESV), has partnered with Telestop Electronic Control Devices to distribute the ESV...
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Petrobras to invest $2.5 billion to increase production of biodiesel, ethanol
Filed under: Biodiesel, Ethanol, South/Latin America Brazilian energy giant Petrobras, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Biocombustível, will invest a massive $2.5 billion between 2011 and...
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Google using trikes and boats for Street View of the Amazon Rainforest
Filed under: Etc., On Two Wheels, South/Latin America Ever wonder what it's like to hike across the massive Amazon Rainforest, the most species-rich tract of land in the world? Well, wonder no more...
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Did you know Venezuela has the most oil? Meet the man in charge of it
Filed under: Etc., South/Latin America Quick, name the country certified by OPEC as number one in national oil reserves. Saudi Arabia? No. Canada? Nope. Venezuela? Bing! After redefining as extra-heavy...
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U.S. to beat Brazil as world's leading ethanol exporter
Filed under: Ethanol, South/Latin America, USALagging U.S. sales of E85, lax trade restrictions and Brazil's worst sugarcane harvest of the last decade will allow the United States to overtake the...
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Brazil to reduce mandatory ethanol blend in gas by 5%
Filed under: Ethanol, South/Latin America With Brazil's ethanol prices soaring, the nation's government is expected to put forth a policy to reduce the mandatory ethanol blend in gasoline. Brazil's...
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BP expands ethanol output with acquisition of Brazil's Tropical BioEnergia
Filed under: Ethanol, South/Latin America, USABritish Petroleum (BP) is set to expand its Brazilian ethanol output with its full acquisition of biofuel firm Tropical BioEnergia S.A. Set to take effect...
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BRIC consumers ready to go with electric vehicles
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, South/Latin America, China, India The BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) are rapidly moving from stars of the emerging market to major players in any market you...
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Chevron facing fines, possible ban after oil sheen in Brazil waters found to...
Filed under: Etc., South/Latin America Around the 7th of November, when a sheen of oil first appeared on the sea in the vicinity of a Chevron appraisal well in the deep-water Frade field of the coast...
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Tac Motors will have MotoCzysz make electric-SUV powertrain
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, South/Latin America Brazil-based Tac Motors has reached an agreement for electric motorcycle maker MotoCzysz to make the electric powertrain for Tac's new electric SUV, the...
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Renault eyes Eastern Europe, South America for Twizy EV
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Renault, Europe/EU, Asia, South/Latin America, Japan Little car, big plans. Renault is looking to expand distribution of its Twizy electric vehicle to countries such as Turkey,...
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Formula E to turn racing into team sport, secures Rio as first official host
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, South/Latin America, Racing If you've been yearning for some electric road-racing action of the four-wheeled variety, rest assured, plans for the FIA Formula E Championship are...
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BYD buses win MPGe tests in Colombia
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, South/Latin America, BYD The energy efficiency of electric buses from BYD didn't get lost in translation, apparently. The Chinese company entered its all-electric buses in a...
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BYD will supply 46 EVs to Bogota taxi fleet
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, South/Latin America, BYD Chinese automaker BYD will soon be running a fleet of 49 electric vehicles as emissions-free taxis in the capital of Colombia. BYD will supply 46 of...
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