Chevron investigates wood-fired cars

James S Murray
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Oil giant launches joint venture with forestry firm Weyerhaeuser to research how timber could be used in biofuels

Could timber one day be used to fuel your car? That is one of the possibilities being explored by oil giant Chevron, which last week stepped up its interest in the biofuel sector through the launch...

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