The Daily Sprout

Feds Say Automakers Gets No Extra Time in Cali Regs: The US District Court for the Eastern District of California ruled that automakers shouldn’t get an extension to comply with California’s emission standards. Assuming the EPA grants California it’s waiver, of course – Green Car Congress.

Global Biofuel Output to Double by 2030: The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that worldwide biofuel production will rise to 2.7 million barrels per day in 2030 from 1.3 million barrels per day in 2010, a big jump from the EIA’s previous estimate of 1.7 mbd in 2030 – Reuters.

Analyst Predicts “Mass Exodus” of Cars with $7 Gas: Jeff Rubin at Canadian brokerage CIBC World Markets predicts oil hitting $200 a barrel by 2012 facilitating “the greatest mass exodus of vehicles off America’s highways in history” – WSJ Environmental Capital.

Duke Energy Buys Wind Developer for $240M: Duke Energy, one of the biggest coal burners in the world, bought Vermont’s Catamount Energy, which operates 300 megawatts of renewable energy, for $240 million – Cleantech Media.

First Pics of ZAP’s Alias: Our friends at Autoblog Green, with the help of an intrepid commenter, have located what seems to be the first pics of ZAP’s all electric Alias – Autoblog Green.

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