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Fill 'er up Motion: "This house believes that biofuels, not electricity, will power the car of the future." Are biofuels the answer to sustainable transport? Live dates: May 22nd-29th Current round: Opening Dear Reader, Our debate on biofuels starts today. Our speakers have posted their opening statements. Now it is over to you. What's your view? Moderator's comments The age of oil is drawing towards its close. The question is, what will replace it as the source of motive power? Recently, two ideas from the dawn of motoring have been revived: battery-powered electric cars and cars powered by ethanol. These two approaches were driven off the road as more oil was found and an oil-based infrastructure achieved economies of scale. Now, however, both are back. But they use very different technological approaches and, in the long run, it is doubtful there is room for both. Which do you think will come out on top? Pro: Alan Shaw "Most cars of the future will be powered like the cars of today. It is the fuel that will be different." Read more Con: Sidney Goodman "Unlike other alternative fuel solutions, the science and technology exist today to make mass-market electric cars a reality." Read more Join in the debate by posting your comments and voting now on Economist.com. Plus, you can discuss the issues with friends via our Facebook page and follow debate updates on Twitter. Geoff Carr Debate Moderator Science and Technology Editor The Economist Moderator Geoff Carr Science and Technology Editor, The Economist Defending the motion Alan Shaw President & Chief Executive Officer, Codexis Opposing the motion Sidney Goodman Vice President, Automotive Alliances Current voting Pro 30% Con 70% Debate Schedule May 22nd Opening arguments May 26th Rebuttal arguments and post from guest speaker Rob Carlson, Principal at Biodesic, an engineering, consulting and design firm in Seattle May 28th Closing arguments May 29th Winner announcement Customer Service To change your subscription settings or to unsubscribe please click here, (you may need to login) and select the newsletters you wish to unsubscribe from. As a registered user of Economist.com, you can sign up for additional newsletters or change your e-mail address by amending your details. Questions? Comments? Use this form to contact Economist.com staff. Replies to this e-mail will not reach us. GO TO ECONOMIST.COM © Copyright The Economist Newspaper Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Registered address: 25 St James's Street, London, SW1A 1HG Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions The Economist Newspaper Limited Registered in England and Wales. No.236383 VAT No: GB 340 436 876 Registered Office: 25 St James's Street, London, SW1A 1HG

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