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Used Car of the Day: 2016 Volkswagen GTI

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We're going back to the VW well today with this two-door 2016 Volkswagen GTI. Click here to check out this Oklahoma-based ride with its 69,420 (giggle) miles. Yes, it's a manual. It has the Performance Package and Lighting Package and appears to be in mostly good shape, save a malfunctioning fog light and minor dents and dings.

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Alliance AutoGas launches 5300-mile, 12-city Coast-to-Coast Clean Air Ride with converted F-150

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Supported by partners, Clean City Coalitions and corporate sponsors, Alliance AutoGas is embarking on a 5300+ mile, 12-city, cross-country road trip—the Alliance AutoGas Coast-to-Coast Clean Air Ride —with its record-setting propane autogas F-150. Alliance’s new Engineered Conversion System, installed on a Bi-Fuel 2016 3.5-liter

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UPS to invest more than additional $90M in natural gas vehicles and infrastructure; 6 new CNG stations, 440 vehicles

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In 2016, UPS used more than 61 million gallons of natural gas in its ground fleet, which included 4.6 In 2016, UPS invested $100 million in CNG fueling stations and vehicles. The company has driven more than one billion miles since 2000 with its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. Chicago, Ill.; Earth City, Mo.;

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The New Supersonic Boom

Cars That Think

The most extensive such experiment took place over Oklahoma City in 1964. The 1964 Oklahoma City tests involved more than 1,000 flights, which sparked more than 15,000 complaints, as documented in a 1971 report prepared by the National Bureau of Standards. The last of these issues was perhaps the most vexing, prompting the U.S.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Transitioning the fleet to all electric will eliminate emissions from diesel buses and emissions from shipping diesel fuel by barge 900 miles from Seattle. Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority. Juneau, the Capital City of Alaska, has a clean, renewable source of energy, local hydropower. Alabama A&M University.

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EIA Energy Outlook 2013 reference case sees drop in fossil fuel consumption as use of petroleum-based liquid fuels falls; projects 20% higher sales of hybrids and PHEVs than AEO2012

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Despite the projected increase in LDV miles traveled, energy consumption for LDVs further decreases after 2025, to 13.0 AEO2013 also presents the average West Texas Intermediate (WTI) spot price of light, low-sulfur crude oil delivered in Cushing, Oklahoma, and includes the U.S. quadrillion Btu in 2011 to 14.0

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Rivian wanted what Georgia had’: How the Peach State became Rivian’s $5B match

Teslarati

In the Northern portion of Georgia, about 45 miles East of Atlanta, a 2,000-acre slice of land is covered in beautiful trees, hosting stunning landscapes of the rural sections of the Peach State. million square foot factory just miles away from the Georgia-Alabama border, to bring a sizeable manufacturing plant to Georgia. billion, 2.2

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