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The Sugababes band or mark? March 12, 2010 Arts & Culture BULLETIN Dear Reader, Welcome to the Art & Culture newsletter. Today, Pete Paphides whether the Sugababes is a group or a brand, while the tenor Rolando Villazon defends his decision to participate in the show Popstar Operastar....
Electric vehicles are wonderful technology but, with 250,000,000 cars and light trucks already on the road, a few hundred thousand electric vehicles over 10 years cannot possibly make a significant dent in the amount of imported oil.
What can make us independent of imported oil is a mandate that 50 percent of all light-duty vehicles be capable of burning E100 (98/2, ethanol/iso-propanol) with strict mileage requirements by Jan 1, 2017.
The 19-year attempt to promote E85 (85/15, ethanol/gasoline) as an alternative fuel has been a failure. Only 27 million gallons (0.2 percent) of the 13.2 billion gallons of the fuel ethanol made in the U.S. in 2010 went into E85. This is because E85 is being put into an engine optimized for gasoline yielding poor mileage, higher cost per mile, and more frequent refueling stops — all negatives for the consumer. Over 15 yrs Energy Risk Management, Hedging and Trading Solutions..
