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Gevo’s isobutanol receives EPA fuel registration

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has received notification that its isobutanol has successfully cleared registration with the US EPA as a fuel additive. Gevo’s isobutanol is the first isobutanol to be listed in the EPA’s Fuel Registration Directory and is now approved for blending with gasoline. Patrick Gruber.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia EV6

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The EV6 has an EPA range of up to 310 miles and quick charging rates due to its cutting edge 800-volt architecture. kWh lithium-ion-polymer battery. The version that Clean Fleet Report tested was the mid-range EV6 RWD “Wind” trim. The post Road Test: 2022 Kia EV6 first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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Winners of 2012 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge

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and Jim Jones, Acting Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced the winners of the 2012 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards. Shakhashiri, Ph.D., Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc., of Bolingbrook, Ill., Buckman International Inc.,

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid

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The EPA 46 MPG Is Only the Start. One of the challenges Clean Fleet Report takes seriously is to test the EPA fuel economy ratings for the cars, crossovers and trucks we review, knowing efficiency is a top priority when looking to purchase a new vehicle. Clean Design. Clean–and stylish. The hybrid system’s 8.9-kilowatt-hour

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Major spill from the ExxonMobil Pegasus pipeline in Arkansas

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) categorizes the incident as a “major spill”—i.e., Emergency response efforts are focused on ensuring the safety of the community members and the response workers, addressing community concerns and the clean-up process. greater than 250 barrels (10,500 gallons). wt% sulfur content (i.e.,

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Niro EV

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Clean Fleet Report has been impressed with all three versions, as well as Kia’s eco-friendly philosophy that this year saw the debut of the all-new, all-electric EV6. The Niro EV has an EPA estimated driving range of 239 miles, but in our real-world driving delivered 273 miles. Nimble Compact Crossover Is Among The Best. Juicing up.

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DOE’s Manufacturing Institute to award $35M to support R&D in recycling, reuse and remanufacturing

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The overall goal of this project is the development and application of a software plug-in to enable the design of components that will satisfy both EPA standards-driven light weighting efforts and parametric feature designs that enable remanufacturability (e.g., A process model will be populated by the cleaning data.