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April 16, 2008

Electrically-powered cars offer a better technological option than ‘alternative fuels’, says a study by WWF.

[mailchimp_signup][/mailchimp_signup]The NGO says vehicles running solely or partly on electricity ‘are significantly more efficient and may emit fewer greenhouse gases than many so-called alternative fuels, even when that electricity is mostly produced using fossil fuels.’ It says the automotive industry is ‘ripe for transformational change’, but such change ‘cannot be achieved ‘solely by finding new sources of carbonaceous material to liquefy.’

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