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Foxconn and Fisker confirm talks about making $30,000 EV in Wisconsin

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Foxconn and Fisker are in talks to build a $30,000 electric car in Wisconsin, local newspaper The Journal Times confirmed Thursday. Known as a contract manufacturer for the Apple iPhone, Foxconn announced plans for a Wisconsin factory in 2017, originally for large LCD screens.

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Enbridge to undertake $7B pipeline replacement program; from Alberta to Wisconsin

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and Enbridge Energy Partners have received shipper support for a $7-billion investment in their Canadian and US mainline system running from Edmonton, Alberta to Superior, Wisconsin. The L3R Program is targeted to be completed by the second half of 2017. Enbridge Inc. In the US, Enbridge Energy Partners L.P. Source: Enbridge.

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UW Madison ERC 2017 Symposium focusing on impact of future regulations on engine technology

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This year’s University of Wisconsin Engine Research Center Symposium will address the impact of future regulations on engine technology. The symposium will focus on technologies in four areas (sessions): Combustion Technology; Fuels Technology; Aftertreatment Technology; and Modeling Technology.

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Tesla community comes together to fulfill terminally ill Cybertruck fan’s wish

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In a story posted on the r/TeslaLounge subreddit earlier this month, Wisconsin-based 71-year-old Tesla enthusiast u/arfarfarf stated that he reserved his Cybertruck three years ago. I tried to get secret info, but Steven was very informative yet vague,” the Wisconsin-based Tesla fan wrote.

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New Argonne-developed tool helps car buyers compare electric-drive and traditional vehicles

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States currently covered by the new tool are Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin. Midwest EVOLVE launched in early 2017 with more than 60 partners, including automakers, utilities, state agencies, municipalities, dealerships, and dealer associations.

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Pilot test result of D3MAX cellulosic ethanol technology better than expected

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D3MAX announced the completion and shipment of its pilot plant employing its patented D3MAX cellulosic ethanol technology, installed at ACE Ethanol, LLC, in Stanley, Wisconsin. Testing of the patented D3MAX corn fiber-to-ethanol process and technology is underway with testing to be complete by June of 2017. Click to enlarge.

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Renewable plastic precursor could reduce cost of cellulosic ethanol by >$2/gallon

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The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is in charge of licensing the technology. Huber (2017) “Chemicals from Biomass: Combining Ring-Opening Tautomerization and Hydrogenation Reactions to Produce 1,5-Pentanediol from Furfural” ChemSusChem doi: 10.1002/cssc.201700178. Brentzel, Kevin J. Barnett, Dr. Kefeng Huang, Prof.

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