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The MicroFueler's display control, which does look surprisingly like a washing machine's. When asked, executives said that although the MicroFueler is currently powered by electricity, they are exploring solar energy as well as self-powering options.

It's an ambitious project, to say the least. But with gas prices on the rise and no clear leader in alternative energy, who knows?

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