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Platts: June OPEC output of 32.73M barrels of crude per day, highest since Aug. 2008

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Polish refiner Grupa Lotos bought a one-off test purchase of 2 million barrels of Iranian light crude recently, and Europe has returned as a key destination for Iranian crude. million b/d, the lowest since February 2003, S&P Global Platts data showed.

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Obama sets goal of reducing US oil imports by 1/3 by 2025; domestic and Western Hemisphere production, natural gas, biofuels, electric vehicles, fleet purchases

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Obama noted that last year, US oil production reached its highest level since 2003 and that for the first time in more than a decade, imported oil accounted for less than half the liquid fuel consumed. Obama was delivering a speech on energy policy at Georgetown University. —President Obama. —President Obama.

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EcoMotors Names Donald Runkle CEO; Power Density as the Holy Grail

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EcoMotors International, a Khosla-funded startup working to commercialize a diesel opoc (opposed-piston, opposed-cylinder) engine ( earlier post ), has named auto industry veteran Donald Runkle as its new CEO. EcoMotors was founded in 2008 by Prof.

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American Le Mans Series Introduces Green Dream Team

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Patrón Highcroft races using E10, virtually the same fuel that consumers purchase at the service station. Johnny O’Connell races for Corvette Racing, a team that was the first to announce in 2008 that it would compete using cellulosic E85. Dyson is a former Series champion (2003) in LMP2. Paul Drayson.

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ICCT study finds increasing gap between rated and actual passenger car fuel consumption in Europe

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A new white paper published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) comparing official and “real-world” fuel consumption and CO 2 emission values for passenger cars in Europe and the United States shows that the average discrepancy between the values in Europe increased from less than 10% in 2001 to 25% in 2011.

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

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As oil prices decreased in the 1990s, the consumer acceptance of hydrous ethanol fueled cars greatly decreased and purchases of gasoline fueled automobiles returned to previous levels. Consumption of anhydrous ethanol has grown steadily since the 1990s, peaking in 2003. Pursuant to 40 CFR § 80.27(a)(2):

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EngineLab Developing New Approach to Engine Control

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If you are driving a 2008 Acme Motors A1, it may have launched in 2006 and the microprocessor may have been sourced in 2003. The simulation environment is too expensive—hundreds of thousands of dollars—for anyone aside from automakers and major suppliers to purchase and the entire process takes time and money.

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