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EIA expects summer US real gasoline and diesel prices to be the highest since 2014

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The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts that retail gasoline prices will average $3.84 After adjusting for inflation, this summer’s forecast national average price would mark the highest retail gasoline and diesel prices since 2014. US gasoline and diesel consumption continue to remain below their 2019 averages.

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Nissan to begin production of Pathfinder hybrid in Russia; importance of Russian market

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Nissan’s all-new fourth-generation Pathfinder—which will be built in Russia—will be available with a standard 3.5L gasoline engine as well as the hybrid drive system. Petersburg plant Russia’s first to produce a hybrid. liter gasoline engine and an electric motor paired with a compact Li-ion battery.

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Volkswagen Group inaugurates its own engine plant in Russia

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Following three years of construction, the Volkswagen Group today inaugurated its new engine plant at Kaluga, Russia. liter EA211 gasoline engine—the most modern engine technology of the Volkswagen Group. Through the construction of the engine plant, Volkswagen is stepping up its industrial activities in Russia.

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Maryland, Georgia suspend state gasoline and diesel tax

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On Friday, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan signed emergency bipartisan legislation ( SB1010 / HB1486 ) to suspend immediately the state of Maryland’s gasoline and diesel tax for 30 days. cents per gallon tax for gasoline, and the 36.85 For 2022, the gasoline state excise tax rate is $0.291 per gallon; for diesel, the rate is $0.326.

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Volkswagen Group lays foundation stone for new engine plant in Russia; part of $1.1B investment in Russia over next three years

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liter gasoline engine from the EA 211 series, representing Volkswagen’s most modern engine technology. The Volkswagen Group is the largest foreign automobile investor in Russia. billion) in local production and new models for Russia. billion) in Russia over the next three years. Production is due to start there next year.

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Mitsubishi plug-in hybrid Outlander going on sale in Russia in September

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At the Moscow International Automobile Salon 2014, Mitsubishi presented its four-wheel drive SUV plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV), the Outlander PHEV ( earlier post ); sales of the Outlander PHEV will start in Russia from September, 2014. The Outlander PHEV is the top-selling plug-in in Europe.

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New process produces high-octane synthetic fuel from low-octane Fischer-Tropsch gasoline

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A team in Russia has developed a novel and simple strategy to produce high-octane synthetic fuel based on low-octane gasoline Fischer-Tropsch product via new two-stage processes in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis involving isomerization of alkenes and a methoxylation process. A paper on their work is published in the journal Fuel.

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