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US Pumps $175M Into Advanced Auto Fuel Research

Posted by timothy on from the get-it-pump-get-it dept.

coondoggie writes "In the wake of new fuel efficiency standards, the Energy Department this week spotted 40 new research projects $175 million to develop everything from light-weight building materials to electronics and advanced fuel. Last month, the U.S. set new fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks, saying they must hit 54.5 miles per gallon by Model Year 2025. The projects awarded contracts should address some of the issues involved in making cars and trucks more fuel efficient. At least that's the idea."

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  1. Still using gasoline? by Mark4ST · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'm a little disappointed that they thing we'd even be using gasoline in that far-flung future. Aren't there a bunch of competing technologies just around the corner, if not ON that corner?

    1. Re:Still using gasoline? by Joce640k · · Score: 3, Informative

      You mean like the ones which prevent us from using NiMH batteries in cars?

      You're not allowed to 'big' large NiMH batteries, for some definition of the word 'big' defined by the oil companies.

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  2. Alternate Fuels = Wrong Problem by sandysnowbeard · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The problem with alternative car fuels is that they're a solution to the wrong problem: the real issue is that it's not sustainable for every person on the planet to transport himself and two tons of metal an average distance of sixteen miles one-way as part of a daily commute.

  3. Re:Where do these numbers come from? by psiden · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Exactly my point. Isn't "54.5 miles per gallon by 2025" a rather pathetic goal?