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DOE seeking input on use of advanced biofuel blends in small engines

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The US Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has released a Request for Information ( DE-FOA-0001373 ) seeking stakeholder input on the use of advanced biofuel blends in small engines. The two specific areas of interest are: the potential to optimize and/or modify small engines to utilize ethanol blends greater than 10% (E10); and. the barriers limiting the expansion of overall biofuel consumption in the small engine industr

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GM Targets Tesla With 200-Mile Bolt EV Mantra: 'For Regular People, Not Elites'

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If we heard it once, we heard it a dozen times this week. The upcoming Chevrolet Bolt EV 200-mile electric car is "for regular people, not for the elites." You'd almost think that General Motors had adopted the "1 Percent" meme that appears to be the lasting legacy of Occupy Wall Street. DON'T MISS: Tesla Model 3: Revealed Next Year, Production.

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Germany’s CONVERGE project presents results; architecture of cooperative systems for future mobility

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Over the last three years, Germany’s €18-million (US$20-million) CONVERGE ( Co mmunication N etwork for Ve hicles on the R oad with a G lobal E xtension) research initiative, funded by the Federal Government, has been developing the technical and operational framework of a cooperative architecture for the communication of vehicles with the transport infrastructure, service providers and other vehicles (V2X-communication).

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Nissan Leaf With 250-Mile Range: Ghosn Shows R&D Car, Video At Annual Meeting

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While Chevrolet beats the drum for the Bolt EV 200-mile electric car it will likely launch before the end of next year, Nissan has been relatively quiet about its plans to upgrade the Leaf's current 84-mile range to compete. But at yesterday's annual meeting, a relatively conventional-looking Leaf with some writing on the side apparently previews.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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“Better off sharing”: Opel launches CarUnity brand-agnostic carsharing concept

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Opel has launched CarUnity, its new carsharing concept. CarUnity enables vehicle owners and users to offer their own car for rental or to rent a car of their choice quickly, easily and flexibly. It does not matter if the car is an Opel or a different brand. The CarUnity app can be downloaded for free from the Apple App Store and Google Play. We are taking a new approach with CarUnity.

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New Home Electric-Car Charging Station Chooses Greenest Power

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Electric cars produce no tailpipe emissions, but their low overall carbon footprint can still be reduced even further. The cleaner the power source used to charge an electric car, the cleaner the car becomes to operate. However, for most owners, determining where the electricity used to charge their cars is coming from can be difficult. DON'T.

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Strong-Selling 40-MPG Mitsubishi Mirage To Get Sedan Model

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The Mitsubishi Mirage minicar has been an unexpected sales success for the Japanese carmaker, which has struggled in the U.S. market. While sales of other subcompact cars have declined in the face of low gas prices, the Mirage has held steady. Now, Mitsubishi is looking to keep the streak growing by adding a new Mirage variant to the lineup. DON'T.

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Member of Swiss National Councils fills up with sunfire solar diesel to call attention to need for regulatory reform

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In an event in Bern, Switzerland, Swiss National Council member and president of the Clean Fuel Now initiative Thomas Böhni filled up his Audi A2 with 100% synthetic diesel (Audi e-diesel) produced by sunfire GmbH to draw attention to the need to remove what he terms unjustified Swiss restrictions on synthetic fuels. In December 2014, Böhni submitted a motion for consideration by the National Council (Nationalrat) that would create the legal basis for importers and manufacturers of vehicles that

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2016 Chevrolet Cruze Sedan Unveiled; 40-MPG Highway Rating Promised

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More than a year after it was first unveiled in China, a considerably different 2016 Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan was launched last night for North America and other markets. Following a typically drawn-out teaser campaign, General Motors took the wraps off the new Cruze at Detroit's Fillmore Theater yesterday, promising that the new model will.

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Microvi engineered biocatalysts significantly improve ethanol production

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Microvi Biotechnologies, a developer of biocatalytic processes, working with the Advanced Biofuels Process Demonstration Unit (ABPDU) at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), has demonstrated significant improvements to biological ethanol production. Microvi’s technology uses engineered biocatalyst composites which have been synthetically designed to 1) alleviate ethanol toxicity on the cells which produce it; 2) induce higher feedstock conversion yields and efficiencies; and

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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2016 Chevy Cruze, 250-Mile Nissan Leaf, Chevy Bolt Video: Today's Car News

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Today, we have details on the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan, video of Chevrolet Bolt EV prototypes testing, and news of a Nissan Leaf research and development prototype with a claimed 250-mile range. All this and more on Green Car Reports. General Motors shows Chevrolet Bolt EV prototypes testing and reveals a handful of new details on the.

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NAR and EDI converting 6 Class-5 armored trucks to natural gas PHEVs

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North American Repower (NAR)—a California-based natural gas engine management and conversion technology company—and Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. (EDI)—a developer of plug-in hybrid electric drivetrains—will convert a fleet of six 26,000-pound, Class-5 medium-duty armored vehicles operated by Sectran Security into PHEV vehicles that run on electricity and renewable natural gas.

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HELLA introduces new 24GHz radar-based system; new exit alert function

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HELLA is introducing an enhancement of its 24GHz radar-based driver-assistance technology. With production starting in June 2015 at HELLA’s US manufacturing plant in Flora, Illinois, the new 3.5 radar sensor system is a complement to its generation 3.0 system, which has been in production since last year. In addition to blind spot detection, lane change assist, rear cross traffic alert and rear pre-crash functionalities, which are already in series production, HELLA’s new system adds a fifth fun

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OnStar expanding to Brazil in Chevy Cruze

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GM OnStar will launch its Emergency, Security, Navigation, Diagnostics and Connectivity services in Brazil on the Chevrolet Cruze later this year. OnStar, with more than 7 million customers in North America and China and 19 years of experience, is the leading global provider of connected safety and security solutions, value-added mobility services and advanced information technology in the automobile industry.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Chevrolet introduces new Cruze; new 1.4L EcoTec turbo, new 1.6L diesel coming to US in 2017

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Chevrolet introduced the all-new 2016 Cruze—larger, lighter, and more efficient than its predecessor. The new Cruze will be offered in more than 40 global markets and goes on sale first in North America in early 2016. A new, standard 1.4L turbocharged direct injection engine (for North America) helps enable a General Motors-estimated 40 mpg (5.88 l/100km) on the highway with the available six-speed automatic transmission.

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Toshiba introduces new efficient motor driver IC for DC brushed motors for vehicle engine applications

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Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) announced a small-sized motor driver IC for DC brushed motors used in vehicle engine applications such as electronic throttles and valve controls. The new TB9051FTG, housed in a small, flat 6mm x 6mm P-QFN28 package, employs double-diffused MOSFET (DMOS FET) transistors as driver circuits. As with its recently announced line of DMOS FET transistor arrays, Toshiba selected DMOS FET devices for the TB9051FTG driver circuits.

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Audi going to the moon; Audi lunar e-quattro rover

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Audi is supporting the German team (the “ Part-Time Scientists ”) in the Google Lunar XPRIZE (GLXP) competition with its know-how in several fields of technology from quattro all-wheel drive and lightweight construction to electric mobility and piloted driving. The lunar rover is powered by a solar panel the total surface area of which measures around 30 square centimeter; a compact lithium-ion battery is located centrally in the chassis with energy capacity sufficient for the 500-meter drive re

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