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AUGUST 13, 2012

BP has reached agreement to sell its Carson, California refinery and related logistics and marketing assets in the region to Tesoro Corporation for $2.5 It processes ANS (Alaskan North Slope), Middle Eastern and West African crudes and supplies 25% of the Los Angeles gasoline demand. agreed since the beginning of 2010 to $26.5

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APRIL 30, 2013

John Hofmeister, former President of Shell Oil Company and founder and CEO of Citizens for Affordable Energy (CFAE), is joining the Fuel Freedom Foundation (FFF) Advisory Board. The organizations are also pushing electric vehicles as an important options, whether battery-based or hydrogen-fuel-cell based. It’s not going to happen.

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APRIL 12, 2010

ITOCHU Corporation and JGC Corporation have agreed to participate in large-scale bio-ethanol production and power supply businesses in the Philippines together with other local partners. GFII”), will become a new operating company for the business. Start of ethanol production and electricity supply is slated for February 2012.

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JUNE 15, 2010

Enzyme-producer Novozymes and cellulosic ethanol company Lignol Energy Corporation signed a research and development agreement to make biofuel from wood chips and other forestry residues. The agreement between Lignol and Novozymes formalizes a Memorandum of Understanding between the partners from February 2010. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 1, 2021

It’s never been a better time to make the switch to electric. Federal, state and local programs across the country provide businesses with a wealth of tax rebates, incentives and offers to help offset the costs of installing electric vehicle charging stations. But infrastructure is only the beginning.

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MARCH 12, 2010

Michigan-based electric powertrain company ALTe LLC ( earlier post ) revealed its demonstrator Ford F-150 range-extended electric vehicle conversion at the 2010 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show and Green Truck Summit. Tags: Conversions Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins. John Thomas.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Valero Energy Corporation intends to permanently shut down its Delaware City, Delaware refinery due to financial losses caused by very poor economic conditions, significant capital spending requirements and high operating costs. In the fourth quarter of 2009, the company expects to report a pre-tax charge of approximately $1.7

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AUGUST 4, 2011

the step-by-step introduction of electrification to SKYACTIV internal combustion engines: stop-start, followed by regenerative braking, followed by electric motor drive technologies. Ultimately, the compression ratio ended up playing a central role among these factors in both gasoline and diesel engines, although in different directions.

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JUNE 29, 2011

Daimler AG and its Chinese partner Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation (BAIC) signed a strategic framework agreement to further expand their cooperation in China. With this agreement, Daimler is further expanding its activities in China and the successful cooperation with BAIC; the company will invest about €2 billion (US$2.9

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JULY 6, 2010

outlined the range of fuel-saving technologies—including 3- and 4-cylinder engines, CVT transmission with stop-start system and new hybrid system ( earlier post ) to be introduced on new models to be launched in fiscal year 2010. The hybrid system is scheduled to launch on the Infiniti M in late 2010. Nissan’s new 1.5-liter

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Several reasons underpin slow growth in the commercialization of biofuels, according to the EIA: Difficulties obtaining financing in the aftermath of the debt crisis; Technology scale-up difficulties at startup companies; and. Strategic corporate shifts because of increased availability of low-cost natural gas.

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JANUARY 14, 2010

A123 Systems has entered a battery supply agreement with Fisker Automotive to supply battery systems for the Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). The Karma—an extended-range electric vehicle—is scheduled to be launched in late 2010. direct injection Ecotec gasoline engine from GM ( earlier post ).

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

After 150 years without much happening around electric vehicles, Tesla set off a spark in 2006 that triggered a chain reaction of rapid growth and change. Since then, the market for electric vehicles has exploded, and with it the EV charging industry. In 2010, there were only about 17,000 electric cars on roads around the world.

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AUGUST 29, 2009

This syngas can then be used for industrial process heating applications, converted into electricity, or synthesized into fuels or chemicals. OmniGas has been demonstrated at bench-scale and is now on track for a one ton per day (tpd) prototype demonstration, using coal and biomass as the feedstock, in mid-2010.

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MAY 13, 2010

California-based ISE Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of ISE Limited, is accepting orders for a new battery-dominant (i.e., ISE currently delivers gasoline, diesel and fuel cell series hybrid systems for the transit industry. Features and benefits of the ISE CNG Hybrid System include: Series-Hybrid Efficiency Gains.

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OCTOBER 20, 2009

and Sumitomo Corporation are planning to initiate a business venture to “Reuse, Resell, Refabricate and Recycle” (4R) lithium-ion batteries previously used in electric cars, giving them a second-life as energy-storage solutions in markets worldwide. Nissan Motor Co., Leveling of energy from both photovoltaic solar and wind power.

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MAY 13, 2021

Harley-Davidson Launches Stand-Alone Electric Bike Brand. Harley-Davidson, the legendary and revered American manufacturer of motorcycles, announced that it is establishing LiveWire as a separate electric motorcycle brand on July 8,2021, just in time for the first of nine outdoor International Motorcycle Shows. Not an H or D in sight.

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In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. They wanted to see whether an electric vehicle could feed electricity back to the grid. The company’s president, Tom Gage , dubbed the system “vehicle to grid” or V2G.

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MAY 17, 2015

Put another way, even when driving the conventional T6 model and accelerating briskly up a winding road, the driver has no idea that only a 2.0L (1,969 cm 3 ), 4-cylinder gasoline engine is doing the work. All electric (mi). liter gasoline engine, the 2.0 Volvo Car Corporation was founded in Sweden in 1927. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 6, 2016

In Japan, Toyota Motor Corporation unveiled new advanced engines and transmissions and further evolved hybrid systems based on the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA). liter engine that has one of the world’s best thermal efficiencies: 40% when used in gasoline-powered vehicles and 41% when used in hybrid vehicles (HEVs).

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AUGUST 30, 2009

Going forward, GM plans to spend proportionally less of its marketing budget on the corporate identity and more on the vehicle brands. The Cadillac Converj extended-range electric vehicle Concept uses the Voltec platform. With CAFE’s renewed emphasis on fuel economy, from 26 mpg in 2010 to 35.5 Establishing four core brands.

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JUNE 14, 2011

The 2010 NRC study, conducted under contract to. base case assumes a continuation of the fuel economy increase from the 2010 to 2016 regulation. next scenario represents an average CO 2 reduction of 4%, or a corporate average fuel economy of. per gallon gasoline. per gallon gasoline. 51 mpg, by the year 2025.

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MARCH 15, 2010

Osage Bio Energy (OBE) is a Virginia-based company that will use regional grain, primarily winter barley, to produce ethanol and high value co-products for East Coast markets via a fairly conventional pathway of converting starch to sugar, followed by fermentation. OBE is a project deployment company and not a technology development firm.

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Plugs and Cars

JUNE 4, 2009

I write a column for the Electric Auto Association newsletter, Current EVents. Nissan appears intent on opening up a market for mid-price range electric cars within two years. GM may be in bankruptcy but remains unwavering in its commitment to have the Volt in some showrooms by November 2010. Here's my June column.

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APRIL 12, 2024

Revolutionary New Honda EV In a first-ever technology pairing for series production, Honda is mating plug-in battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell electric in the all-new 2025 CR-V—e:FCEV. For all operations, the company aims to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Two (or is it three?) kg of hydrogen).

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APRIL 28, 2009

Tennessee, Nissan and TVA forge a path for electric car By G. Phil Bredesen spent part of Earth Day last week test-driving a Nissan prototype all-electric vehicle at the automakers U.S. Coming to public in 12 Nissans first electric car is to go into corporate and government fleets beginning in late 2010.

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APRIL 16, 2009

Photos First drive: Chevy Volt test A few laps behind the wheel of an early version of GMs electric car shows the strengths - and possible weaknesses - of the technology. While Chrysler has still not officially announced any of these details, the carmakers viability plan listed an "EV Roadster" as a future product for 2010.

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

Mazda Motor Corporation will begin taking pre-orders for the new Mazda Axela sports compact (known outside of Japan as Mazda3) on 10 October 10, 2013 at its dealers throughout Japan. The company expects to sell 3,000 units per month in Japan. On the gasoline side, the powertrain lineup includes a new SKYACTIV-G 1.5-liter

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

The all-electric range of the Prius Plug-In (23 km) will cover more than 50% of distances driven by single cars each day in Japan, according to Toyota. Approximately 600 units will be introduced in Japan, the United States, and Europe over the first half of 2010, for use by governments and businesses. Electricity efficiency.

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JUNE 22, 2009

provided an update on its progress under the Nissan Green Program 2010 (NGP 2010) mid-term environmental plan. Nissan also announced the introduction of an automatic transmission (AT) model with a clean-diesel engine in the Japanese market, planned for spring 2010. Nissan Motor Co., Recycling Resources.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2011

DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended by the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA), and EPA is proposing national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards under the Clean Air.

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APRIL 22, 2009

Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., The government sees environmental upsides and a chance for its car makers to gain ground on foreign rivals, since electric vehicles are simpler to engineer than gasoline-engine ones.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Michael O’Brien, the company’s US corporate manager, believes there are “serious challenges” towards making plug-ins and electric vehicles viable and has expressed concern about range, cost and charging times. He believes this is because the technology was unsuitable, with many electric vehicles limited to shorter, urban use.

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JULY 22, 2009

ACORE is an organization of member companies and institutions that are dedicated to moving renewable energy into the mainstream of America’s economy. Within the US electric power sector the biggest question was whether the Production Tax Credits (PTC) were going to be extended beyond 2008. What is the PTC and why does it matter?

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APRIL 16, 2009

Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. BYDs breakthrough all-electric E6, photographed at this years Detroit auto show. " 0:00 / 3:23 Buffett eyes electric cars Coming from Munger, that meant a lot. tech industry during the 1990s.

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JUNE 5, 2009

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) unveiled the production version of the i-MiEV electric vehicle on World Environment Day in Tokyo. Even when the CO 2 emitted at power generating stations is taken into consideration, the i-MiEV generates approximately one-third of the CO 2 produced by the gasoline “i” minicar, according to MMC.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Better Place, a developer and provider of electric car networks—including battery switch stations, batteries and public/personal charge spots ( earlier post )—worldwide, has secured $200 million through a Series C equity financing from a consortium of top-tier investors and partners, nearly doubling the company’s valuation to $2.25

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