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Washington, DC -- 'The best way to reduce fuel consumption is consumer tax incentives for advanced technology vehicles,' Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers president Josephine Cooper told the Hart World Fuels [...]

The European Commission last week sent legal warnings to Germany and Italy over failure to publish legal specifications for the 500 ppm sulfur limits in motor fuels that took effect [...]

The European Commission (EC) is drafting a proposed directive that -- if eventually confirmed by the Euro Parliament and Council -- could force member states to mandate 2% 'bio-fuels' content [...]

The European Union (EU) has given the okay for German tax breaks for 10 ppm sulfur diesel and gasoline beginning in 2003. Germany will be permitted to offer a tax [...]

'Biofuels' mandates for 5 billion gallons of ethanol or biodiesel in diesel or gasoline were included in the U.S. Senate energy bill (S. 517) approved last week. The Senate bill [...]

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has approved the sale of gasoline containing ethanol. Sales of the blended fuel will be allowed after a ministerial ordinance is revised [...]

The CEC/CARB draft report (see related brief p8) targeting reduction of gasoline/diesel fuel use 15% below today's level presumably would rely in part upon mandates and/or huge taxpayer subsidies for [...]

California Energy Commission/California Air Resources Board staff recommendation on reducing petroleum dependence assumes clean-diesels could take only 10% of the car market by 2020, while 'altfuels' vehicles could take a [...]

Media outlets in the Philippines are reporting that the nation's Congress will move ahead with new standards for gasoline in 2003, despite the efforts of refiners, fuel importers, and some [...]

The Socialist Left Party wants to force the addition of 5% biofuels into diesel and gasoline, supposed to reduce emissions. Agriculture Minister Lars Sponheim also supports a biofuels push, according [...]

Except for a ban on leaded gasoline, ADB's $200 million loans for Metro Manila Air Quality Program aren't tied to laws requiring a cut in aromatics and benzene in gasoline, [...]

British PM's Top Science Advisor Pushing Ban on Diesel, Gasoline: Prof. David King, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's top science advisor, now favors a total ban on the sale of [...]

The European Commission's proposed 5.75% substitution of gasoline and diesel with 'biofuels' by 2010 won't solve Europe's shortage of diesel fuel and would fail to deliver a net environmental improvement, [...]