On the other hand, this conflation makes far more sense in the long term, as our electrical grid becomes more sophisticated, and as electric vehicles begin the inevitable switch from internal combustion engines to electric motors or some other renewable source of power.

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The switch to Sunoco Green E15, the official fuel of NASCAR and a renewable, low-carbon power source, reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 20% compared with unleaded gas.

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