Techniques range from genetic mapping to advanced technologies for gasification and liquefaction. By harnessing tens of millions of acres of idle farmland, America could, within a decade or two, develop biomass plantations capable of fueling virtually the entire U.S. automotive fleet. By tapping the potential of waste paper and biomass in a big way, ORNL researchers believe, we could reduce oil imports, ease the burden on landfills, boost American agriculture, and slow the build-up of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere. Potential we think worth cultivating. Limbs and heads whip forward, straining harnesses, then fall slack.
Nobody wants advances in auto efficiency or styling to come at the expense of safety.
And that can shave valuable weeks off the time required to bring a new model into production. Fast, powerful, and innovative, ORNL's Paragon is helping redefine expectations about performance and price. Just what a bold new machine ought to do. Increasingly, though, that symbol is growing obsolete. At the same time, competition intensifies with foreign automakers, some of whom manufacture in far less regulated nations.