Gasoline Still Has Some Advantages as Fuel

The New York Times
Green Inc. Column
By GERARD WYNN
Published: April 4, 2010

LONDON — Electric cars are riding high, as incentives and new models make them a realistic option, but the fresh attention may highlight flaws of this fuel source in comparison with gasoline and other alternatives like biofuels.

The attention being paid to the electric vehicle industry rankles some in the biofuel industry, whose own hype was abruptly halted by a glut of production in 2007, subsequent bankruptcies and a fall from grace after a link was drawn — which they dispute — between biofuels and higher food prices.

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