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Argonne study finds BEVs can have lowest scheduled maintenance costs, but highest cost of driving

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Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, with colleagues from Lawrence Berkeley, Oak Ridge, and National Renewable Energy labs, and the University of Tennessee, have published a comprehensive analysis of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for 12 sizes of vehicles ranging from compact sedans up to Class 8 tractors with sleeper cabs.

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Pennsylvania awards $3M+ in 33 incentive grants for alternative fuel vehicles

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The second round of Act 13 Natural Gas Vehicle grants will open on 9 November, providing an estimated $11 million to help pay for the incremental purchase and conversion costs of heavy-duty natural gas fleet vehicles weighing more than 14,000 pounds.

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General Atomics Taps Algaeventure Systems for Alternative Fuel Research and Development

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Supported by funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), General Atomics is leading a group of corporate technology developers and universities in evaluating the potential of efficiently producing a JP-8 jet fuel from algae oil. Click to enlarge. David Ordway, Project Manager at General Atomics.

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AFC and University of Witwatersrand Sign Exclusive Agreement to Commercialize Fischer-Tropsch Fuels and Chemical Feedstocks in the Americas

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Alternative Fuels Corporation (AFC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of G4G Resources Ltd. Alternative Fuels Corporation (AFC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of G4G Resources Ltd. COMPS will receive compensation in the form of royalties based on the capital costs of plants and product produced.

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Final testing confirms ADEPT 48V diesel hybrid reduces fuel consumption 10-12% at low incremental cost

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Final testing has confirmed ADEPT’s key achievement of 10-12% reduction in fuel consumption (NEDC)—equivalent to sub-80g/km of CO 2 emissions. The ADEPT powertrain concept is also equally applicable—with appropriate fine tuning of design and configuration—to gasoline or alternatively fueled powertrains.

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California makes first investments in $100M energy research & development program; also biogas and H2

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The station is cofunded by the California Energy Commission under its Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) and was installed at a fuel station that has been operating for more than 60 years by Ramos Oil, one of the largest Hispanic-owned companies in the United States.

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UC Davis report finds LCFS compliance costs may rise rapidly; recommends offsetting measures

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Any forecast of future economic outcomes under the LCFS requires knowledge of the availability of alternative fuels at different market prices, the cost of producing each fuel, long-run trends in alternative fueling infrastructure, consumer preferences for alternative fuel and alternative fuel vehicles, as well as many other unknowns.

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