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True Zero H2 network fuels more than 3.7M miles in California in 2016

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Fuel from True Zero ’s hydrogen-fueling stations during 2016 powered more than 3.7 million zero emission fuel-cell-car miles in California, eliminating more than 2.3 The number of fuel cell cars on California roads increased during 2016 and is expected to more than quadruple during 2017.

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Pencil-Necked Finance Dweebs Suggest Anyone Making Six-Figures Should Only Buy a $15,000 Car

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Beyond that, they suggest making a down payment of at least 20 percent and financing the thing for no more than four years. per month (about 10 cents per mile). A ’17 Jag XF with 88K looks nice but is sure to cost far more than 10 cents a mile in maintenance. Simple math leaves is with $330.50 for a car payment.

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Aemetis RNG production exceeds plan by 20% during Q2 2023

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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 Each MMBtu of dairy RNG generates 11.7 D3 RINs and the Aemetis Five Year Plan expects 1 million MMBtu in year 2025.

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Edmunds.com: number of leased vehicles reaches all-time high in first half of 2016

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More new vehicles in the US were leased in the first half of 2016 than during the first half of any other year in history, according to the latest Lease Market Report from Edmunds.com, the leading car shopping and information network. On average, monthly lease payments are 23% lower than monthly financing payments.

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Panda Power finances conversion of retired coal plant to natural gas; one of largest power conversion projects in US

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Panda Power Funds has financed the 1,124 megawatt Panda “Hummel Station” power plant—one of the largest coal-to-natural gas power conversion projects in the United States. The 829 megawatt “Liberty” power plant, located in Towanda, Pennsylvania, is expected to enter commercial operations in the first quarter of 2016.

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Joby Aviation secures $100M in Series B for electric VTOL; Intel, EDBI, JetBlue and Toyota

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Venture-backed startup Joby Aviation has secured $100 million in Series B financing to take its all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) passenger aircraft into pre-production and certification. The company is now focused on developing a commercial version of that design, and preparing that vehicle for certification.

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Porsche launches carbon offset program in US

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million miles of driving this year by 425 vehicles in its fleets at the Porsche Experience Centers in Atlanta and Los Angeles, as well as cars in the Porsche Passport subscription service and Porsche Drive short-term rental programs. PCNA estimates it will offset more than 3.5 PCNA estimates it will offset more than 3.5

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