Alternative fuels a tough sell, MIT forecasters say
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Blog: An economic analysis of alternative fuels shows that consumer behavior and lack of infrastructure means that gasoline will run cars for decades.
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Even as some states are mandating ethanol as part of the fuel mix, new research suggests that some biofuels are less ecofriendly than they seem.
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Higher gasoline prices and interest  rates took a toll on U.S. vehicle sales in June, with General  Motors Corp.  braced for a sharp decline from last year&#039;s  incentive-boosted numbers, analysts and executives said.
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The EPA wants to increase the minimum amount of alternative fuels used in vehicles, but the bar is set below the industry trend.
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High U.S. gasoline prices and the threat of a recession have led to anemic motor fuel demand that could give drivers a break of 50 cents a gallon at the pump by the spring, according to motor club AAA on Wednesday.
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As Congress eyes a boost to fuel-economy standards, auto industry hints that safety could be compromised. Some experts disagree.
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As lithium-ion batteries move in on gasoline's turf as most favored fuel for the nationâs automobiles, questions about the chemicalâs suitability persist.
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Rather than a help toward energy independence, Big Oil and ethanol could be roadblocks.
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Supplies of crude oil continue to swell in the United States, but don't expect that to translate into lower gas prices any time soon, one expert says.
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High fuel prices are beginning to change consumer behavior and business fortunes now in a way that they hadnÂt at the beginning of the summer.
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QUINCY -- For years, Twin Rivers Technologies sold the by products from soybean and other natural oils it processes to pet food makers. But as energy prices began to rise, the company found a better use for leftover oils: fuel.
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Once or twice a week, a tanker unloads millions of gallons of frosty liquid at a terminal on the Chesapeake Bay, bringing to the United States a fuel that many economists believe will help temper energy prices in the coming decades.
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FRANKLINTON, N.C., Feb. 22 -- President Bush touted his plan Thursday to reduce the projected consumption of gasoline by 20 percent over the next decade, predicting that alternative fuels such as ethanol made from wood chips and switch grass will play a major role in powering America's automobiles.
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When oil prices rise, public interest in alternative energy often does, too. But the logic is evidently escaping Wall Street.
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The dilemma: Auto manufacturers have been reluctant to build fleets of hydrogen-powered vehicles before the existence of public hydrogen stations in the United States, while fuel
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The fortunes of alternative energy companies have been linked to two factors outside their control: oil prices and politics.
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Politics continue to complicate energy policy.