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EIA: US average gasoline prices before Memorial Day highest since 2014

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The American Automobile Association (AAA) expects more than 37 million people to take trips this Memorial Day weekend, traveling 50 miles or more from home between 27-31 May. Washington State’s average gasoline price has been more than $3.00/gal The average US gasoline price on 24 May was $1.14/gal gal higher than a year ago.

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USDA awards $10M in grants to spur production of biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $10 million in research grants to spur production of biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products that will lead to the development of sustainable regional systems and help create jobs. Washington State University, $349,993. Pennsylvania State University, $348,959.

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Electric Vehicle Initiative Launched at Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington DC

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At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.

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Larry Burns: Holistic approach required to achieve transformational change of transportation and the automobile; the power of “And”

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Stressing the power of “ and ” rather than “ or ”, he asserted that: The automobile is unsustainable without transformational change. quadrillion Btu (quads) of natural gas in 2025 for the US to get off of OPEC oil for transportation, Burns said—an amount that is 22% more than current production. Hypothetically, it would take 5.9

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Tesla, alternative EV makers most likely value California sellers $910 million in 2022 benefit alternative

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The marketplace percentage of franchised sellers in Washington, Colorado and alternative states that let direct gross sales and apply California’s condition requirements is also declining and launch to devour into their attainable benefit puddle. Rather, Tesla took percentage from fuel automobile gross sales, he mentioned.

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Sumitomo Electric launches high quality SiC epitaxial wafer

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Power devices are semiconductor devices used in a wide range of applications such as power transmission, trains, automobiles, and electric appliances. Sumitomo Electric showcased this product at International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials (ICSCRM) 2017 held in Washington DC, 17-22 September 2017.

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LGES & Honda battery plant in Ohio starts construction on $3.5 billion facility

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The battery plant will start producing cells by 2025 with an annual production capacity of approximately 40GWh. The cells will go to Honda’s automobile manufacturing plans producing electric vehicles for the North American market. The bill encourages investments within the United States, particularly in battery production.

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