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US new light-duty diesel sales dropped slightly in 2016 to 280,000 units from 300,000 in 2015

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The US added more than 280,000 new diesel passenger vehicles across the country in 2016, with Texas, California and Florida having the highest numbers of diesel vehicles, according to a Diesel Technology Forum analysis of the latest Vehicles in Operation (VIO) data compiled by IHS Automotive (December 2016).

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Tesla’s war against direct sales wages on with big win in Virginia

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The Tyson’s Corner showroom, which is one of the Northern locations, was granted a license in 2016. In 2016, Tesla opened the Richmond store under the pretense that the automaker had the same prices in-store as it did online. Holcomb also granted Tesla this license.

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Questionable electric-car study, GM biodiesel, WY threatens renewable energy: Today's Car News

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Today, a study on electric-car emissions is based on questionable assumptions, General Motors offers B20 biodiesel capability in several car and truck models, and a Wyoming bill would essentially ban utilities from using renewable energy. agencies concluded that 2016 was the hottest year on record.

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Marathon acquires additional Eagle Ford Shale assets for $3.5B

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Production expected to increase to approximately 80,000 net boe per day by 2016. This and other projects under development serve as a catalyst for Marathon to increase our projected Upstream production growth to 5–7% on a compound average annual growth rate (CAGR) during the period 2010–2016. —Clarence P. Cazalot Jr.,

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US vehicle miles travelled up 3% in first 9 months of 2016 to 2.4 trillion miles

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trillion miles in the first nine months of 2016, an increase of 3.0% billion miles were driven in September 2016 alone—a 2.4% increase compared with August 2016. billion miles were driven in September 2016 alone—a 2.4% increase compared with August 2016. US driving topped 2.4 billion miles.

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Idaho National Laboratory low-energy electrochemical process could eliminate need for steam cracking of hydrocarbons

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Taking the estimated energy manufactured and serviced in the United States in 2016 as an example, 34% of the manufactured energy and 39% of the serviced energy were associated with industrial applications, of which the petrochemical industry consumed 42%.

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