Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Plug-in hybrids and electric cars get all the love in Detroit these days, but Washington isn’t giving up on biofuel.”

From Wired.com: “Plug-in hybrids and electric cars get all the love in Detroit these days, but Washington isn’t giving up on biofuel. Uncle Sam is spending millions of dollars to find ways of turning everything from algae to lawn trimmings into fuel as President Obama promises to invest heavily in alternative fuels. The departments of energy and agriculture will award $25 million to advance development of “technologies and processes” to produce so-called “next generation” biofuels that aren’t refined from food crops like corn.”

From hybridcars.com: “The general enthusiasm for electric drives—especially from renewable grid energy—doesn’t mean throwing away liquid fuels entirely. As batteries get cheaper and more robust, the proportion of annual mileage powered by a hybrid’s engine should shrink, but it is unlikely that ‘engine-less’ cars will gain more than a small percentage of light-duty vehicle sales for the coming decade.”

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