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Honeywell and suppliers to invest ~$300M to boost production of HFO-1234yf low GWP MAC coolant

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Among these investments, Honeywell will construct a high-volume manufacturing plant using new process technology at the company’s existing Geismar, Louisiana, refrigerants manufacturing site, which is expected to be fully operational in 2016. All cars sold in Europe after 2017 must meet the new GWP requirement of less than 150.

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The Challenges Paul Elio Faces To Launch A Three-Wheel, 84-MPG, $6,800 Car

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New York Auto Show Louisiana Three-wheel Fuel Economy Startups Elio Motors' CEO Paul Elio, speaking at last week''s New York Auto Show, said it has taken more than 41,000 deposits from eager potential buyers. But he also said the company''s best.

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Honeywell partners with Asahi Glass to boost production of HFO-1234yf

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We continue to work with our customers to anticipate long-term demand, which will be met by a new high-volume manufacturing plant we will build in Geismar, Louisiana. All cars sold in Europe after 2017 must meet the new GWP requirement of less than 150. 2013, have a global-warming potential (GWP) below 150.

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DOE Turns Down V-Vehicle Loan Applications

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VVC has said that its V Car’s fuel economy would be among the best of all four-passenger gasoline-powered vehicles sold in the US today. million to re-equip and tool an existing manufacturing facility as VVC’s first regional assembly plant in Monroe, Louisiana. The first loan application was for $79.9

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Perspective: US Needs to Transition to Hydrous Ethanol as the Primary Renewable Transportation Fuel

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Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead. By the mid-1980s, three quarters of the cars manufactured in Brazil were capable of running on sugarcane-based hydrous ethanol. of water. Earlier GCC post.]

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EPA Administrator broadly outlines Trump Administration thinking on fuel economy standards and California

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In a speech on Tuesday at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the Trump Administration’s thinking on national fuel economy standards and California. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). —Andrew Wheeler.