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APRIL 11, 2017

In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that US crude oil production, which averaged an estimated 8.9 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2016, will average 9.2 For summer 2017, EIA forecasts motor gasoline consumption to average 9.5 of total gasoline consumption.

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MARCH 30, 2022

Danish Minister for Transport Trine Bramsen, Aalborg municipal government representatives, and European media were invited to witness the first test runs of Geely methanol vehicles on Danish roads and visit the e-methanol production facility at Aalborg University. Both have their own advantages and together complement each other, Geely says.

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MARCH 22, 2022

The new model is the latest product from Geely’s decade-long 3 billion RMB (US$470-million) investment into methanol vehicle development. From well to wheel, Geely’s methanol vehicles allow for a 70% reduction in CO 2 emissions compared to gasoline models. The new Emgrand runs on 100% clean methanol available in fueling stations.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

The ratio of capital expenditure to sales revenue will be at a competitive level of around 6% on average in the period from 2012 to 2016. Volkswagen is laying the foundations for profitable, sustainable growth by building new production facilities, introducing new models and developing alternative drives, as well as with its modular toolkits.

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JUNE 18, 2022

META’s Advanced Materials and Battery Products group will continue joint development, licensing, and manufacturing scale-up of Optodot’s technology in partnership with leading OEMs. Optodot products can be combined and coated with META’s PLASMAfusion technology, and META plans to expand capacity at its facility in Thurso, Québec.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The Nikkei reports that Nissan will switch all models sold in China to either electric or hybrid vehicles by 2025. Nissan will introduce nine models in China by 2025 that will either be fully electric or hybrid. e-POWER, introduced in 2016 in the Note, is a non-plug-in series-hybrid drive system. Earlier post.).

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MAY 11, 2020

in 2019, and gross domestic product, which increased by 2.3% In 2019, CO 2 emissions from petroleum fuels—nearly half of which are associated with motor gasoline consumption—fell by 0.8%, and CO 2 emissions from the use of natural gas increased by 3.3%. Total net electricity generation fell by 1.5%

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NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Toyota anticipates that the 2016 Prius ( earlier post ) will deliver fuel economy ratings of 54 MPG city / 50 MPG highway / 52 MPG combined. liter 4-cylinder gasoline engine and two motor/generators through an electronically controlled planetary-type continuously variable transmission (CVT). 2016 Toyota Prius Four Touring.

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AUGUST 5, 2015

US prices for the 2016 A3 Sportback e-tron plug-in hybrid electric vehicle ( earlier post )—the first of many Audi e-tron models destined to come to the US—will begin at $37,900. The 2016 A3 Sportback e-tron features a 1.4 Purchasing customers may qualify for applicable state and federal incentives and tax credits.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Nissan’s e-POWER system utilizes an on-board gasoline engine to provide electrical energy to the e-powertrain battery pack. In pursuit of carbon neutrality across our product lifecycle by 2050, Nissan aims to electrify all new models launched in major markets by the early 2030s. The Nissan e-POWER System.

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JULY 5, 2022

The CFR set increasingly stringent requirements on producers and importers to reduce the carbon intensity of gasoline and diesel. producers and importers) to reduce the carbon intensity of their liquid fossil fuels used in Canada from 2016 carbon intensity levels. electric or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles). gCO 2 e/MJ.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

President Barack Obama’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9 The FY 2016 DOE Budget Request represents a 9% increase ($2.5 The FY 2016 DOE Budget Request represents a 9% increase ($2.5 billion, the FY 2016 Budget requests $4.8 billion for the US Department of Energy (DOE). billion) above the FY 2015 enacted level. Within the $10.7

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

e-POWER features a 100% electric motor-driven system that provides responsive acceleration, smooth deceleration and cabin quietness similar to an EV, while removing the need for external charging due to an onboard gasoline engine that charges the battery pack when necessary. L/100 km (60 mpg US).

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APRIL 6, 2021

The e-POWER system uses a highly efficient gasoline engine to generate electricity for the electric motor that propels the vehicle. e-POWER made its debut in Japan on the Note compact car in November 2016. e-POWER made its debut in Japan on the Note compact car in November 2016. e-POWER power train (for New Note).

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MARCH 6, 2018

This rise in average CO 2 emissions correlates with a decrease in demand for diesel cars across Europe—which produce lower CO 2 emissions than gasoline cars—and the rising popularity of SUVs, which emit higher average CO 2 emissions of 133.0 g/km, compared to gasoline cars, which had an average of 123.4 g/km CO 2 emitted.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2014

Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) will consolidate their joint diesel engine development and production under the control of TICO. Further, Toyota is consolidating development and Japanese production of manual transmissions under Aisin Seiki subsidiary Aisin AI Co., Direct injection. Hilux Vigo.

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Disneyland will replace gasoline vehicles at its Autopia ride with EVs in 2026, the Los Angeles Times confirmed this week. The groups drawing attention to the disparities in recent weeks and encouraging the shift to electric are planning a Sunday morning (10 a.m.) Since 2016, the attraction has been sponsored by Honda.

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MAY 9, 2014

Initial production units should be available by the end of 2015 or early 2016. TEAM is the exclusive licensee of NuVinci CVP technology in North America and Europe for electric and gasoline light vehicle applications. Fallbrook Technologies Inc., Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

Among the more detailed transportation projections in AEO2014 are: LDVs powered by gasoline remain the dominant vehicle type in the AEO2014 Reference case, retaining a 78% share of new LDV sales in 2040, down from their 82% share in 2012. New vehicle sales shares are generally similar in AEO2014 and AEO2013 but with moderate variation.

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

From the end of 2016, diesel variants of the Renault Scénic and Grand Scénic models will be equipped with Continental’s 48-volt hybrid drive—the first application of the 48V “Hybrid Assist” in production vehicles. The first production solution combines an efficient, water-cooled induction motor with an integrated inverter.

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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. The new Jaguar XE features a double wishbone front suspension. Active Safety and Driver Assistance features.

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

The new plant is the first battery factory of any premium automotive manufacturer in China and the third in the Group’s production network, after Germany and the US, said Oliver Zipse, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, responsible for Production. Production of high-voltage battery packs is divided into two production stages.

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MAY 27, 2016

The 2016 model of the Fusion Energi has a combined range of 550 miles (885 km). The 2017 Fusion Energi’s all-electric range is an estimated 21 miles (33.8 The 2016 Fusion Energi has an EPA-estimated all-electric range of 19 miles (30.6 billion in electrified vehicles, adding 13 new ones to its product portfolio.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

At a “Go Further with Ford” event in Amsterdam, Ford Motor Company detailed plans for an aggressive product acceleration in Europe, targeting opportunities for growth in the large car, SUV and commercial vehicle segments while emphasizing fuel economy and enabling technologies such as the EcoBoost engines. Click to enlarge. New Fiesta.

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MARCH 9, 2018

Audi remains convinced of the potential of the fuels e-gas, “e-benzin” (e-gasoline) and e-diesel and is continuing to pursue its e-fuels strategy. galons US), the largest batch yet produced—of synthetic Audi e-gasoline for initial engine tests. —Reiner Mangold, Head of Sustainable Product Development at Audi AG.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2018

GKN Driveline launched its coaxial eAxle in its first application across Volvo’s range of T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrids, picking up an Automotive News PACE Innovation Award in 2016. Production of the electrified LEVC TX is already underway at a new facility in Ansty, near Coventry. Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Honda also announced that the platform underpinning the Clarity Fuel Cell will also serve as the foundation for a next-generation Honda plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) that will launch nationwide by 2018, with more than triple the 13-mile all-electric range of the Accord Plug-In Hybrid Sedan.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

This is the first volume-production turbocharger with this technology in the North American Region. While electric vehicles are stealing the headlines these days, we are continuing to make great strides with technology on our internal combustion engines. Variable Turbine Geometry (VTG). inches overall.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Battery electric cars emit less greenhouse gases and air pollutants over their entire life cycle than petrol and diesel cars, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) report. Emissions are usually higher in the production phase of electric cars, but these are more than offset by lower emissions in the use phase over time.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

accounting for the emissions generated during production of the vehicle and the fuel. To derive the emissions figure, T&E said that it made a number of assumptions for their calculations: The average gasoline lifetime driving distance of 175,000 km (108,740 miles) is taken as the starting point. l/100 km (37.3 mpg US) and 7.1

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JANUARY 16, 2019

The diesel share of new US vehicle sales in 2018 exceeded that of hybrid vehicles, which came in at almost 2% of total sales, as well as the sales of plug-in electric vehicles (plug-in hybrids and full-battery-electric vehicles combined), which also came in at around 2% of total sales. Source: Diesel Technology Forum.

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JANUARY 24, 2017

million OTTO-R project for the production of gasoline from “green” methanol produced from CO 2 , water and renewable electricity. STF first converts natural gas-based synthesis gas to methanol in an isothermal reactor; the methanol is then transformed into high-octane gasoline via the intermediate methanol.

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MARCH 4, 2020

This was in part caused by marked changes in attitude and regulations around the use of diesel fuels which has had the unintended consequence of pushing people to drive higher-CO 2 -emitting gasoline vehicles. Despite this positive change, their emission levels were still higher than the averages they recorded in 2016 and 2017.

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APRIL 3, 2019

FirstElement Fuel has secured $24 million to help fund the growth of its True Zero Hydrogen Network of retail stations in California, and thereby quadruple the company’s capacity to dispense retail hydrogen to customers of fuel cell electric vehicles. FirstElement Fuel’s retail hydrogen network is the largest in the world today.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Specifically, Toyota will use hydrogen produced from Australian lignite to power its vehicle in Round 5; this hydrogen will be transported to and within Japan by a partnership of three companies: Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Iwatani Corporation, and Electric Power Development Co. (J-Power). Transporting hydrogen from overseas.

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JUNE 15, 2021

The ongoing microchip shortage is expected to continue to challenge new vehicle production volumes through the fourth quarter 2021, but rounding out the year, IHS Markit expects US light vehicle sales to reach 16.8 The average age of electric vehicles in the US is 3.9 The average age of electric vehicles in the US is 3.9

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

Several of the proposed changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard program would align regulations with recent developments in the marketplace resulting in increased production of cellulosic, advanced and other biofuels, EPA said. FFVs are designed to operate on any gasoline-ethanol mixture of up to 83% ethanol.

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