The Daily Industry News is provided to fleet professionals and our industry partners. AFVi scans the news daily for the top stories of interest in the world of AFVs and alternative fuel technology.

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9/30/09

• Makers of Ethanol Ponder Alternative, Russell Gold, Wall Street Journal
• State Picks Azure for Shuttle Buses, Trading Markets
• Plug-In Hybrid Solutions for 2010 Ford Cars, Bill Waters, News-Oxy Hybrid Cars
• Electric Car Purchase Consideration Doubles Since 2007, Sebastian Blanco, Autoblog Green
• Senate Climate Bill Would Speed Emissions Reduction, Traci Watson, USA Today
• GMs Top Electric Car Exec To Quit, Ken Snell, Detroit News

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9/29/09

• Debating the Fast Lane Privileges of Hybrids, Kate Galbraith, New York Times
• US DOE Awards Poet Additional Feedstock Infrastructure Money, Green Car Congress
• Corvette Engined Hot Rod to Showcase CNG, Mike Spinelli, PopSci.com
• Season of the Witch, James Howard Kunstler, Energy Bulletin
• James Hansen on the Scourge of Coal, Nell Greenberg, Grist
• Google Earth Cimate Change 3D Map Unveiled, Asher Moses, The Sydney Morning Herald

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9/25/09

• Gore-Backed Car Firm Gets Large US Loan, Josh Mitchell, Wall Street Journal
• Fisker Gets Stimulus Loan to Develop Affordable Plug-in Hybrids, Chris DeMorro, Reuters
• All Aboard the Battery Boom, Joann Muller, Forbes
• Volvo to Introduce Hybrid Vehicles by 2012, Carpages
• What’s With 2012?, Bill Moore, EV World
• Boxer, Kerry Will Introduce Senate Climate Bill Next Week, Emily Gertz, Grist

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9/24/09

• Clean Energy Fuels Buys BAF Technologies, socalTECH.com
• EPA Secretary Missive to Senator Harkin on Indirect Land Use Change Emissions
• RFS2 Comments Due Friday September 25, Susanne Retka Schill, Biodiesel Magazine
• RFA Urges EPA to Level Playing Field, Cindy Zimmerman, Domestic Fuel
• Things That Make Me Want to Go Ugh, Peter DeLorenzo, The Auto Extremist
• Unintended Consequences Bite Again-C4C Won’t Save Fuel?, Sam Abuelsamid, Autoblog Green

 

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9/23/09

• U.S.-Europe Tensions Rise as PG&E Splits From U.S. Chamber, Joel Kirkland, New York Times
• The California Experiment, Ronald Brownstein, The Atlantic
• Fleets Urged to Sign Up for Climate Campaign, Fleet News
• The Age of Stupid, USA Video Trailer
• Chu on This You Crazy Kids, David Harsanyi, Denver Post

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9/22/09

• Total Issues Oil Shortage Warning, BBC
• U.S. Gives Hefty Subsidies to Fossil Fuels Over Renewables, Michael Graham Richard, Tree Hugger
• The Electric Car: Who Will Lead the Market, Sarah Lozanova, Environmental News Network
• States Can Sue Utilities Over Emissions, Matthew Wald, New York Times
• Global Insight: No Melting of Climate Doubts, Clive Cookson, Financial Times

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9/21/09

• Regulating Carbon, Editorial, Washington Post
• Meetings are Global But Action is Local, Fiona Harvey, Financial Times
• For Carmakers It’s Suddenly All About Electric, Eric Reguly, Globe and Mail
• 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Can’t Get Any Greener, Jonathan Ramsey, Autoblog Green

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9/18/09

• The Next Price Spike, Tom Whipple, The Falls-Church News Press
• Choose Ethanol, Renewable Fuels Association
• CARB Seeking Applicants for Land Use and Indirect Effects Work Group, Green Car Congress
• Leno’s Electric Ford Focus Gets a Face, Chris Shunk, Autoblog Green
• Documentaries’ Message: Use our Earth Wisely, Desson Thomson, Washington Post

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9/17/09

• House Clears $3 Billion for Auto Technology Research, U.S. Daily
• RFA Wants RFS Rules Revisited, Farm Futures
• B20 Approved Models Considered Flex Fuel Under EPA Proposed Rules, Nicholas Zeman, Biodiesel Magazine
• Audi Expects Big Gains for Diesels in U.S., HybridCars.com

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9/16/09

• Cost of MPG Goal is $60 Billion, Justin Hyde, Detroit Free Press
• House Considers Funding Green Vehicle Research, Ken Thomas, Associated Press
• Message From Frankfurt: Hydrogen’s Out, EVs Are In, Josie Garthwaite, Earth2tech
• Live Chat with Larry Burns, Voltage
• H Prize Offers $1 Million for Improved Hydrogen Storage, Environmental Expert

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9/15/09

• Toyota Remains with Nickel After Lithium Prius Test, Alan Ohnsman, Bloomberg
• NG Trucks Replace Diesel Vehicles at California Ports, Kirsten Schott, OC Metro
• Toward True Ecological Transparency, Daniel Goleman, Environment 360
• PHH Green Fleet Averages 7% Reduction in Fleet Operating Costs, Green Car Congress
• PHH Arval 2009 Green Fleet Survey

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9/14/09

• UA Professors Conduct Hydrogen Research, Victor Luckerson, Crimson White
• Climate Bill Politics Heating Up, Jim Tankersley, Los Angeles Times
• Washington Area Taxi Cabs Soon Will Run on Propane, Cumberland Times-News
• Self-Serve Please, Editorial, Washington Post

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9/11/09

• GM Rolls Past One Million Miles in Fuel Cell Demo, Carolyn Thompson, AP
• ConocoPhillips to Provide Infrastructure for 100 LPG Stations, CSP Daily News
• NEVs Ready for Illinois, Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune
• Zipcar-The Best New Idea in Business, Paul Keegan, Fortune
• Jay Leno Teams Up With Ford in New Show, Christopher DeMorro, Gas2.0

 

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9/10/09

• Ford Escape Plug-in Hybrid, Hybridcars.com
• Pumping Up the Grid: Key Step to Green Energy, Michael Noble, Environment 360
• Mercedes Makes a Big Hybrid Move, Chris Woodyard, ABC News
• Daimler Ramps Up Effort for Hydrogen Cars, CNN Money

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9/9/09

• California Fights Shipping Pollution as International Shippers Push Back, Janet Wilson, NRNS
• How Air Pollution Can Damage the Heart, Alice Park, Time
• Peterbilts on Gas, Today’s Trucking News
• Poll: Most Americans Won’t Buy PHEVs, Hybrid Car Blog
• Consortium Launches Britain’s First Dual Fuel Biomethane Bus, Green Car Congress

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9/8/09

• The Stonewalling of Peak Oil, Steve Andrews, Energy Bulletin
• Honda Sticks to Latest Fuel Cell Car Target, Reuters
• Volt is Car for Idiots, David Welch, Business Week
• No Way North American Drivers Will Go Electric Only, David Booth, Vancouver Sun

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9/7/09

• Natural Gas Hits a Roadblock in New Energy Bill, Clifford Krauss, New York Times
• The Economics of EVs and End of Life Battery Use, Sebastian Blanco, Autoblog Green
• Remove Chill From Climate Debate, Editorial, The Tampa Tribune
• In Adviser’s Resignation, Vetting Bites Obama Again, Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post

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9/4/09

• First Glimpse of Toyota Plug-in Prius Concept, Bill Moore, EV World
• Medium Speed Vehicles, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
• China to Cross 10 Million Auto Production Mark in 2009, PR Minds
• China Changes the Climate Debate, Robyn Meredith, Forbes
• India Still Resists Cap on GHG, Krishna Pokharel, Wall Street Journal
• Emissions Linked to End of 2000-Year Arctic Trend, Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post

 

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9/3/09

• Ford Announces Approval of B20 in Super Duty Trucks, Nicolas Zeman, Biodiesel Magazine
• FTA Awards $6.7 Billion in Recovery Funds, Green Car Congress
• Oil Allies Protesting U.S. Money for Rivals, David Kirkpatrick, New York Times
• China Changes the Climate Debate, Robyn Meredith, Forbes
• India Still Resists Cap on GHG, Krishna Pokharel, Wall Street Journal

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9/2/09

• 150 MPG Algaeus Plug-In Prius Takes Trans-Continental Journey, Christopher DeMorro, Gas 2.0
• 750 Miles in an NGV, Aaron Gold, About.com
• Beijing Extends Ban on Motor Vehicles Below Emissions Standards, People’s Daily Online
• Clean Cities Grants Handed Out to Local Agencies, Janet Zimmerman, The Press-Telegram
• DTNA Will Participate in Clean Cities Program, Refrigerated Transporter
• The Bottom Line on Corporate Sustainability, John Lorinc, New York Times

 

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9/1/09

• California Energy Commission Awards Electrification Dollars, Green Car Congress
• Peterbilt Announces Availability of NG Powered Trucks, Reuters
• Why Oil Still Has a Future, Daniel Jergin, Wall Street Journal
• The Denizens of Peak Oil Denial, Randy Udall and Steve Andrews, Energy Bulletin
• Is a Green World a Safer World?, David Rothkopf, Foreign Policy

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