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—Eric McAfee, Chairman and CEO of Aemetis In 2016, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 1383, limiting the emission of methane from dairy lagoons in California, which includes approximately 1.7 million dairy cows at more than 1,000 dairies. Aemetis Biogas was formed as a subsidiary of Aemetis, Inc.

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million in financial assistance to FirstElement Fuel to build additional hydrogen refueling stations around the state. FirstElement received grants totaling nearly $27 million from the California Energy Commission earlier this year to build a network of 19 stations around the state. Hydrogen Infrastructure'

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will construct the Diamond Pipeline, a 440-mile (708 km), 20-inch crude oil pipeline that will provide capacity of up to 200,000 barrels per day of domestic sweet crude from the Plains Cushing, Okla. The total project investment is expected to be approximately $900 million and is expected to be completed in late 2016.

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OCTOBER 27, 2016

Mercedes-Benz will build the first production model of the new electric EQ product brand ( earlier post ) in Bremen by the end of this decade.

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MAY 21, 2014

The three diesel power levels available for the 2016 Ford F-650/F-750 are: 270 hp (201 kW); 675 lb-ft (915 N·m) torque (best-in-class standard); 300 hp (224 kW); 700 lb-ft (949 N·m) torque; and 330 hp (246 kW); 725 lb-ft (983 N·m) torque. The new Ford F-650/F-750 medium-duty truck lineup with 6.7-liter The Ford 6.7-liter

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President Barack Obama’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9 The FY 2016 DOE Budget Request represents a 9% increase ($2.5 billion, the FY 2016 Budget requests $4.8 billion, the FY 2016 Budget requests $4.8 billion, the FY 2016 Budget Request provides $5.34 billion for the US Department of Energy (DOE). Within the $10.7

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OCTOBER 24, 2016

Honda will introduce the new 5-passenger, hydrogen-powered Clarity Fuel Cell sedan by the end of 2016, beginning with retail leasing to customers through its expanded network of 12 approved fuel cell vehicle dealerships located in select California markets. The first fuel cell vehicle to start and operate in sub-freezing temperatures (2003).

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

The all-new 2016 Chevrolet Volt is just about here, and it builds on all of its predecessor's virtues while resolving most of that car's vices. It's got a lot more electric range--53 miles--and at 42 miles per gallon, it's more fuel-efficient on those rare occasions when the range-extending engine comes on.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has filed an application with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for permission to build an estimated 25,000 electric vehicle (EV) chargers at sites across its service area in Northern and Central California—8 times the number currently installed.

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MARCH 26, 2014

will build and operate a new, 213-mile (343 km), 16-inch diameter pipeline to transport carbon dioxide from the company’s St. The company plans to invest approximately $300 million on the pipeline, and an additional $700 million to drill wells and build field gathering, treatment and compression facilities at the St.

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The resulting new standards will cover model years 2012-2016, and will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5 mpg in 2016 (39 mpg for cars, 30 mpg for trucks), or approximately 250 grams CO 2 /mile. The proposal under consideration would also include a harmonized CAFE standard for MY 2016.

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APRIL 29, 2015

The Jaguar US lineup will expand in 2016 with the addition of the all new, aluminum-intensive Jaguar XE compact sports sedan in 20d (diesel) and 35t models each in Premium, Prestige and R-Sport trim levels and available in RWD or AWD. Fuel is fed to the combustion chambers by a 1,800 bar solenoid common rail system.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The Alliance is forecasting total annual sales to exceed 14 million units with $240 billion in revenue by the end of the plan—up more than 30% on the $180 billion aggregate revenues achieved in 2016. The increased synergy target of €10 billion by the end of the plan follows a 16% rise in synergies in 2016 to €5 billion.

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APRIL 14, 2017

The 1,000 hp, 400-mile range Lucid Air was first unveiled in December 2016. The factory, first announced in November 2016, will come online in 2019 and build 10,000 vehicles in the first 12 months. The base Lucid Air will feature a 400-horsepower motor, rear-wheel drive, and a 240-mile range. Earlier post.)

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Volkswagen of America will invest $10 million by 2016 to support the build-out of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the US, said Jörg Sommer, vice president, product marketing and strategy. Earlier post.) Volkswagen will also invest to support installation of charging stations in certain dealer locations.

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APRIL 3, 2019

Further bolstering the growth of California’s fuel cell electric vehicle market, FirstElement Fuel entered into a long-term supply agreement for liquid hydrogen with Air Liquide, which last November committed $150 million of investment to build a hydrogen production facility for the zero-emission hydrogen vehicle market.

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miles) and can be charged wirelessly, according to Jeep; an accompanying drone can scan the road ahead. In April 2016, the Jeep Renegade began rolling off the assembly line at the new Guangzhou plant of GAC FCA. As a joint effort between GAC and FCA, the facility was built with production capacity to build 160,000 vehicles a year.

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MARCH 1, 2016

An on-road demo event in Europe in 2016, will showcase the maturity of Nissan’s autonomous drive technology. Nissan is boosting EV battery energy density and performance, represented by the 60 kWh battery and up to 550 km (342 miles) autonomy in the Nissan IDS Concept, which is making its European premiere at Geneva.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

With its previously-unannounced Series A financing led by Capricorn in 2016, this brings the company’s total funding to more than $130 million. We have spent the last ten years developing the technologies that have made our full-scale technical demonstrator possible and are now ready to build a commercial version of the aircraft.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Orders for the first 200 vehicles have been received for delivery beginning this year and completion planned for the end of February 2016. Westport expects the balance to be delivered by the third quarter 2016. Full driving range is 1,200 km (746 miles). 2016 Volvo V70. kg of natural gas/100 km, and 6.7 Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Nikola Motor Company has named Bosch and PowerCell AB as key suppliers for the Nikola class 8 hydrogen-fuel-cell electric truck, unveiled as a prototype in December 2016. The hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered day-cab is slated to have a range of 800 to 1,200 miles, with a 15-minute refill time. Earlier post.). The PowerCell S3.

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

The vehicles are 2015-2016 models, with battery technology that enables an everyday range of about 80-90 miles—suited for in-town driving, and enough for travel between Davis and Sacramento. The other two will be used by project researchers. —Simon Euringer, vice president of the BMW Group Technology Office USA.

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Since the ProRail family of compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel systems was introduced in 2016, it has been used in a wide variety of applications, and powers tens of thousands of commercial fleet vehicles on the road. Building upon this proven track record, the new ProRail brings with it a series of advancements and new standard features.

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Based on two wells drilled in early 2016, as well as 126 square miles of existing 3D seismic, Caelus estimates the oil in place under the current leasehold to be 6 billion barrels. miles northwest of the CT-1 discovery at the CT-2 location.

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This same concept is applied in the AcuraWatch safety and driver-assistive suite available on all model year 2016 Acura sedans and SUVs. All model year 2016 Acura sedans and SUVs are available with the AcuraWatch suite of safety and driver-assistive technologies.

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AUGUST 6, 2015

The NA Engineering and Planning Center is currently located in an interim facility less than two miles away from the Volkswagen Chattanooga plant. The North American Engineering and Planning Center is currently building a team of highly-skilled engineers in Chattanooga, with the goal of 200 new hires by the end of 2016.

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DECEMBER 17, 2014

million in financial assistance to build additional hydrogen refueling stations throughout the state of California in an effort to support the wider introduction of fuel-cell vehicles. The Honda FCV Concept made its world debut in Japan on 17 November, followed by an announcement that Honda will provide FirstElement Fuel with $13.8

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

From August 2016 to October 2018, NASA, through a contract with the two state agencies, flew remote sensing equipment over selected portions of the state. Researchers believe that statewide, these relatively few super emitters are responsible for about a third of California’s total methane emissions.

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MARCH 22, 2017

l/100 km) in 2016, the The ICCT team assessed increased consumer label fuel economy (as opposed to the regulatory test fuel economy) to 35 mpg (6.71 The resulting trajectory would reduce CO 2 emissions by half and increase fuel economy by more than 60% from 2016 through 2030. Starting from a baseline 26 mpg (9.04 Source: The ICCT.

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District Court for the Northern District of California on 25 October 2016, Volkswagen Group of America is investing $1.2 Electrify America plans to build charging infrastructure that will primarily consist of (1) community charging and (2) a long-distance highway network. Background. As required by Appendix C to the 2.0-Liter

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EPA is establishing standards that are projected to require, on an average industry fleet-wide basis, 163 grams/mile of carbon dioxide in model year 2025, which would be equivalent to 54.5 Both the CO 2 and CAFE standards are footprint-based, as are the standards currently in effect for these vehicles through model year 2016.

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MARCH 16, 2017

UPS plans to build an additional six compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 390 new CNG tractors and terminal trucks and 50 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles to its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. In 2016, UPS used more than 61 million gallons of natural gas in its ground fleet, which included 4.6

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The Fusion Hybrid sold 2,542 units in June 2016, up 50% from 1,691 units in June 2015. Through June 2016, the combined take rate for the Fusion Hybrid and Fusion Energi among all Fusion models nationally is 12.8% (18,722 units out of 146,833). In 2011, Fusion Hybrid represented 10% of new Fusion retail registrations in LA.

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MARCH 19, 2019

The partnership builds on an ongoing relationship with Toyota to utilize the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX Xavier AV computer and is based on close development between teams from NVIDIA, TRI-AD in Japan and Toyota Research Institute (TRI) in the United States. Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development, Inc.

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MARCH 27, 2019

Healthcare and life science logistics is a priority segment for UPS, and the company is building new relationships and technologies to deliver better patient care with streamlined logistics and supply chain. UPS partnered with GAVI and Zipline in 2016 to deliver blood products to remote locations in Rwanda. over distances of up to 12.5

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MAY 29, 2018

The 1,150-km (714-mile) Trans Mountain pipeline system (TMPL) is the only pipeline system in North America that transports both crude oil from the oil sands and refined products to the west coast. On 29 November 2016, the Government of Canada granted approval for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project. billion (US$3.46 Earlier post.)

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million in Q2 2016. This vehicle will offer a range of 310 miles and a 0-60 mph time of 5.1 The standard Model 3, starting at $35,000 with 220 miles of range and a 0-60 mph time of 5.6 The company’s net loss grew to $336.4 million in the second quarter, increasing from $293.2 a year earlier.

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