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UPS updates 125 Workhorse E-GEN series hybrid electric step vans with smaller genset engine for better fuel economy

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The updated trucks, which were originally purchased in September 2015, deliver up to four times the fuel economy of a gasoline-powered vehicle, UPS said. The trucks will be deployed in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Nevada, Ohio and Texas later this year. A small 23 kW/30 hp, 2100 N·m PSI 2.4-liter

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Daimler opens Mercedes-Benz engine plant in China; first MB passenger car engine plant outside of Germany

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billion) investment, BBAC is increasing its production capacities to more than 200,000 units by 2015. From 2014, Daimler and Nissan will also start the joint production of four-cylinder gasoline engines based on a Mercedes-Benz design at the Nissan plant in Tennessee. With Daimler’s €2-billion (US$2.7-billion)

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US DOE awards KiOR loan guarantee supporting a more than $1B biofuels project; drop-in fuels from wood biomass

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The project would convert wood biomass into drop in biofuels such as gasoline and diesel fuel. This project is designed to complement an earlier Mississippi agreement, which requires KiOR to build three plants in Mississippi before 2015. KiOR, Inc., Earlier post.)

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Daimler/Renault-Nissan collaboration expanding

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The two CEOs cited the joint production of Mercedes-Benz four-cylinder gasoline engines in Decherd (Tennessee, USA) as a good example of how the partners profit from the cooperation. In addition, Infiniti will offer a vehicle using components from Daimler’s compact car architecture starting 2015. Nissan NV350 Urvan. Click to enlarge.

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DOE BETO awards $10M to 7 advanced biofuels projects

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The Bioenergy Technologies Office is working to produce cost-competitive ($3/gallon of gasoline equivalent) advanced biofuels from non-food biomass resources that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% or more versus petroleum-based alternatives. The Ohio State University in collaboration with the University of Alabama and Green Biologics.

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

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As the luxury division of the Hyundai Group (Genesis, Hyundai and Kia) it has gone from two models in 2015 to eight in 2023. The current line-up, a combination of gasoline-powered and battery electric sedans and SUVs, will be all-electric in 2030.

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New 7th-generation Hyundai Sonata updates design, tweaks powertrain

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2015 Sonata 2.0T Hyundai introduced its seventh-generation 2015 Sonata mid-size sedan at the New York International Auto Show. Hyundai continues its all four-cylinder Theta engine lineup for the 2015 Sonata. Information on the 2015 Sonata Hybrid will come later this year.) The 2015 Sonata Sport 2.0T A revised 2.4-liter

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