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Lux Research provides snapshot of oil majors’ investments in alternative fuels; BP leads investment frequency

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Lux Research has investigated the trends of corporate financing of alternative fuels from oil majors, based on a non-exhaustive database of more than 1,000 deals and partnership engagements from 2000 through September, 2014. Valero has a strong focus on drop-in fuel production either by bioconversion or catalysis.

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FPT International introduces 8.7-liter CNG engine in China

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FPT Industrial has extended its range of on-road alternative fuel solutions with the 8.7-liter The Cursor 9 CNG offers power up to 400 hp @ 2000 rpm, and torque up to 1700 N·m @ 1.200 rpm, while at the same time having emissions lower than Euro VI. liter Cursor 9 CNG, based on the Cursor 9 diesel architecture.

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California ARB posts discussion document for developing Advanced Clean Transit (ACT) regulation

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Require use of renewable fuels and the cleanest available engines as soon as feasible. How to encourage deployments of fuel cell buses to bring them closer to commercialization? Approximately 32% of the heavy-duty transit vehicles operating in California are diesel-fueled. Minimize Emissions from Conventional Fleet. Source: ARB.

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UPS adds 48 more heavy-duty LNG tractor trucks to fleet; Westport HD System

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These LNGs are expected to produce 25% fewer greenhouse gas emissions compared to the older trucks and use 95% less diesel fuel than the vehicles they replace. The Westport technology uses natural gas as the main fuel with a small amount of diesel delivered at high pressure to the combustion chamber.

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Researchers propose evaluating alt fuel efficiency based on energy rather than volume; impact of ethanol on vehicle efficiency and GHGs

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In a policy analysis in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , researchers from the Universities of Cambridge, Exeter and Oxford argue that, due to the increased emphasis on alternative fuels with drastically differing energy densities, vehicle efficiency should be evaluated based on energy rather than volume.

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Study suggests high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected

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For example, recent on-road emission measurements in California and other locations have shown that the 99 th percentile is responsible for more than a third of the carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbon (HC) emissions and more than 15% of the nitric oxide (NO) emissions on a fuel-specific basis, and these imbalances continue to grow each year.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia K5 GT 2.5L

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There are four driver-selectable drive modes of Normal, Custom, Sport and Sport+ that adjust the engine, steering and transmission responses to maximize fuel economy or performance. Fuel economy numbers reported by Clean Fleet Report are non-scientific and represent the reviewer’s driving experience using the dash gauge computer.

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