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United to buy 15 supersonic aircraft from Boom; option for 35 more; optimized for 100% SAF

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United and Boom will also work together to accelerate production of greater supplies of SAF. —twice the speed of today’s fastest airliners—at 60,000 feeet, Overture can connect more than 500 destinations in nearly half the time. Results varied by seating class, configuration, and route.

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EIA projects decline in transportation sector energy consumption through 2037 despite increase in VMT, followed by increase

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EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2019 projects continued robust growth in US energy production, emergence of the United States as an energy exporter, and a cleaner S electric power generation mix. trillion miles in 2018 to 3.5 This growth arises from increases in air transportation outpacing increases in aircraft fuel efficiency.

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Air Products’ California fueling stations offering hydrogen below $10 per kg

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The five stations are all supplied with hydrogen from Air Products’ world-class hydrogen production and pipeline-connected facilities in Wilmington and Carson, California. The company has been involved in more than 200 hydrogen fueling projects in the United States and 20 countries worldwide, including China.

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FCA US reaches settlements on diesel emissions at estimated cost of $800M

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FCA US has reached final settlements on civil, environmental and consumer claims with US federal and state agencies as well as private class actions to resolve differences over diesel emissions requirements. billion, in line with financial charge taken for this purpose in third-quarter, 2018.

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VW unveils 2019 Jetta at Detroit; MQB-based, lower price

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million of those vehicles have been sold in the United States. liter turbocharged and direct-injection TSI engine, making 147 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque, the highest in the compact sedan class. These systems include the class-exclusive Automatic Post-Collision Braking System. inches compared to 104.4

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Ford investing $1.2B in 3 Michigan plants; focus on trucks, SUVs, big data & mobility services

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Employees at Michigan Assembly Plant will begin building Ranger at the end of 2018 and Bronco in 2020. This is especially true as Ford grows its leadership in connectivity, autonomous vehicles, electrification and mobility services. In North America alone, Ford has invested more than $3.8

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TRI-AD demonstrates successful creation of HD maps for automated driving on surface roads using two techniques

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within the 23 wards in Tokyo and 2 cities in the United States. Together, the companies showed that lower-class roads (urban roads), including lane markings necessary for automated driving, could be successfully created or updated in near real-time on TomTom’s HD map. Urban street-level object detection.

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