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WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline climbed 2.1 cents to reach 235.7 cents per gallon Jan. 30, according to the Energy Department.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D. C. --- In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Bush proposed a 22 percent increase in clean energy research that would include projects to develop hydrogen-powered vehicles, better batteries for hybrid-electric cars, and more efficient forms of ethanol fuel.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, Calif. --- Backers of a new California ballot initiative campaign hope to fund a variety of alternative energy programs with a new tax on oil drilled in the state.
Read More →TUSTIN, Calif. --- A survey conducted by AutoPacific's VehicleVoice confirms that many consumers are paying more for gasoline now than they did a month ago, and they expect to pay an additional 25 to 30 cents more per gallon a year from now.
Read More →TOKYO, Japan --- Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. and German automaker Volkswagen AG have agreed to codevelop next-generation nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH) battery systems for hybrid-electric vehicles.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said yesterday that Congress would examine more closely the relationship between rising fuel prices and the oil industry's record profits, according to Reuters.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. – A letter of concern has been sent to the U.S. Treasury Department by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators who are calling for guidance in the area of alternative-fuels policy.
Read More →DEARBORN, MI – Ford Motor Company is developing a new research vehicle that combines hybrid-electric power and flexible-fuel capability. Unveiled at the D.C. Auto Show, the Ford Escape Hybrid E-85 aims to help reduce U.S. dependence on imported oil while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Read More →DES MOINES, IOWA – Representatives from Iowa's trucking industry has asked lawmakers to establish standards for biodiesel after severe quality problems occurred in other states.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- At the Washington Auto Show, Ford unveiled the Ford Escape Hybrid E85, a research vehicle marrying two petroleum-saving technologies --- hybrid electric power and flexible-fuel capability.
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