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NewsSeptember 24, 2007

Researchers Develop Paper-Like Battery for Future Vehicle Applications

TROY, N.Y. --- Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new energy storage device that easily could be mistaken for a simple sheet of black paper.

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NewsSeptember 24, 2007

VW to Roll Out Hybrid Versions of All Future New Models

FRANKFORT, Germany --- Volkswagen AG plans to offer hybrid versions of all future new models, the company's head of product development told Automobilewoche magazine.

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NewsSeptember 24, 2007

Major Car Rental Firm in Germany Adds CNG Cars to Fleet

FRANKFURT, Germany --- The Sixt car rental company has begun offering its customers the option of renting VW EcoFuel Tourans that run on compressed natural gas (CNG).

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NewsSeptember 24, 2007

Lundberg Survey: Expect Prices at the Pump to Jump 5 to 10 Cents Soon

ATLANTA --- Trilby Lundberg, publisher of the Lundberg Survey, told CNN that drivers should expect gasoline prices to climb 5 to 10 cents a gallon soon because of rising crude oil prices.

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NewsSeptember 24, 2007

Midwest Sees Big Increase in Hybrid Vehicle Sales

DETROIT --- Hybrid vehicle sales in the U.S. were up 49 percent during the first seven months of 2007, with the Midwest accounting for the biggest increase in sales.

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NewsSeptember 24, 2007

GM Plug-in Hybrids Expected in Showrooms by End of 2010

LOS ANGELES --- General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz was in Los Angeles recently to promote the company's 2008 vehicle lineup, but his enthusiasm seemed to run highest while talking about the battery-powered Volt --- a car expected to debut in late 2010.

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NewsSeptember 17, 2007

Research Confirms Biodiesel Is Less Damaging to Health

MELBOURNE, Australia --- Researchers at Deakin University have concluded that diesel exhaust is far more damaging to human health than exhaust from biodiesel.

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NewsSeptember 17, 2007

OPEC Opts to Bolster Production

VIENNA, Austria --- The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) last week decided to increase production by 500,000 barrels per day, beginning Nov. 1.

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NewsSeptember 17, 2007

Retail Gasoline and Diesel Prices Increase

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline rose 2.2 cents to $2.818 per gallon, as of Sept. 10.

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NewsSeptember 17, 2007

New LNG Plant in California Begins Construction

SEAL BEACH, Calif. --- Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has begun construction on California's first, large-scale LNG (liquefied natural gas) production plant in the Mojave Desert, approximately 75 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

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