August 11 Las Vegas news, the U.S. energy secretary said Monday Chu, through the use of a new generation of bio-fuel vehicles and electric vehicles, the United States may no longer completely dependent on imported oil. However, he declined to predict when the United States can no longer completely dependent on imported oil. He is a new generation of bio-fuel vehicles and electric vehicles optimism.
Last week, the Department of Energy to develop a car battery to the 2.4 billion U.S. dollars to provide financial assistance. Chu said he hoped to be able to in the next 3-4 years, the United States to begin from fossil fuels to electric vehicles, changing vehicle. He also said that biofuel production will use agricultural waste and dedicated energy crops, food and therefore will not form a contradiction between the fuel, thereby eliminating the development of bio-fuels will lead to concerns about rising food prices.
Aug. 12, 2009
