Chevron Touts Renewable Gasoline as Alternative to Electric Cars

Chevron Corp. plans to showcase “renewable gasoline” it claims will eventually offer similar emissions savings to electric cars, just days after the US proposed the toughest-ever tailpipe pollution limits.

Tests show that the fuel, partly made from renewable feedstocks like used cooking oil, produces 40% fewer greenhouse gases than regular gasoline, Chevron said in a statement Monday.

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