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Genesis is quietly outpacing luxury rivals as EV availability expands into new states

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After launching in the US in late 2016, Hyundai’s luxury division, Genesis, is making its presence known in a big way. Genesis sales have grown from less than 7,000 in 2016 to over 69,000 last year, according to data from CNBC. It will serve as the brand’s tech beacon, featuring “innovation that exceeds conventional standards.”

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SporTran and Proterra deploy Louisiana’s first battery-electric buses in Shreveport

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SporTran, a paratransit and fixed route transit services provider, with service to Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana, has deployed the state’s first fleet of battery-electric buses in Shreveport. The five Proterra 40' Catalyst E2 buses will go into service this month, and serve Louisiana’s third-largest city.

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Honeywell and suppliers to invest ~$300M to boost production of HFO-1234yf low GWP MAC coolant

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Among these investments, Honeywell will construct a high-volume manufacturing plant using new process technology at the company’s existing Geismar, Louisiana, refrigerants manufacturing site, which is expected to be fully operational in 2016.

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Honeywell partners with Asahi Glass to boost production of HFO-1234yf

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We continue to work with our customers to anticipate long-term demand, which will be met by a new high-volume manufacturing plant we will build in Geismar, Louisiana. The plant will use new process technology and is expected to be fully operational in 2016.

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UPS announces renewable diesel agreements with Neste, REG and Solazyme; up to 46M gallons over next 3 years

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REG, headquartered in Ames, Iowa, produces renewable hydrocarbon diesel fuel from waste vegetable oils and animal fats at its Geismar, Louisiana, bio-refinery as well as biodiesel at nine bio refining locations in the US. UPS has been using renewable fuels for more than a year in trucks operating in Texas and Louisiana.

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USDA provides $91M loan guarantee to Cool Planet for biogasoline blendstock plant; biomass pyrolysis and catalytic conversion

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USDA has reached an agreement with Silicon Valley Bank to provide a $91-million Biorefinery Assistance Program loan guarantee to Cool Planet to help the company finish construction on an advanced biofuel plant at the Port of Alexandria in Louisiana. Earlier post.). The Cool Planet process is widely tunable in the produced biochar/fuel ratio.

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EPA Administrator broadly outlines Trump Administration thinking on fuel economy standards and California

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In a speech on Tuesday at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the Trump Administration’s thinking on national fuel economy standards and California. Earlier post.).