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FEV testing finds Transient Plasma ignition system increases fuel efficiency and decreases emissions

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liter, direct and port fueled injection, inline 4-cylinder gasoline engine commonly used in the Camry line of vehicles. The “Dynamic Force Engine” achieves one of the world’s best thermal efficiencies of 40% in gasoline powered vehicles according to Toyota. The Toyota 2.5L

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Study finds car dealerships pose significant barrier to EV adoption

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A new study by a team from Aarhus University in Denmark has found that car dealerships pose a significant barrier to electric vehicle adoption at the point of sale due to a perceived lack of business case viability in relation to gasoline and diesel vehicles. Only three North America-focused studies exist as of 2017.

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Primus Green Energy methanol plant project slated for 2017 in the Marcellus Region

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a gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology and commercial solutions company that transforms methane and other hydrocarbon gases into methanol and gasoline, plans to develop and deliver its 160MT/day methanol plant to a manufacturing site in the Marcellus shale region. Primus Green Energy Inc.,

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Electric Vehicles Are Only Getting Cheaper To Own

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miles per gallon, that equates to about 420 gallons of gasoline burned annually. Do you look at the price of gasoline every time you pull into a gas station? miles per gallon, that equates to 2,091 gallons of gasoline consumed over five years. . For this comparison, we use the price of regular. for regular and $3.11

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An Extreme Real World EV Driving (Charging) Test

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Electrify America’s charging network were the backbone of our trip Cost Comparison We charged 412.23 A comparable SUV, such as a 2023 Ford Explorer AWD with the turbocharged 4-cylinder engine and an EPA highway rating of 26 miles per gallon, would have used 69 gallons of gasoline. Here’s the day-by-day run down.

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Praj, Gevo to enter commercialization phase of Gevo isobutanol technology for sugarcane and molasses feedstocks

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Licensing is expected to be focused on Praj plants located in India, South America and South East Asia, with initial capacity targeted to come on-line in the 2019/2020 timeframe. We are excited to offer this technology to our global customers who stand to benefit from an additional revenue stream from isobutanol.

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“Charging Station” — Is That the Location or the “Charger”?

EV Adoption

This requires simple, easy-to-understand terms without jargon, and that leverage consumer’s existing reference point of the gasoline refueling experience. For one, clarity and consistency is critical for sharing statistics and making comparisons. So a more accurate approach is to compare the 118,000 ports to say 17.4 Well actually no.

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