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NOVEMBER 15, 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a reduction in the cellulosic biofuel and total renewable fuel standards (RFS) for 2014. This reflects EPA’s current estimate of the amount of cellulosic biofuel that will actually be produced in 2014, but EPA will consider public comments before setting the final cellulosic standard.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will not finalize the 2014 applicable percentage standards (the 2014 Renewable Volume Obligations, RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program until sometime next year. Nearly all gasoline sold in the US is now E10 (10% ethanol). Earlier post.). Reactions to the new delay.

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MAY 29, 2015

For example: The proposed 2016 standard for cellulosic biofuel—those fuels with the lowest GHG emissions profile—is six times higher than actual 2014 volumes. billion gallons more, or about 9% higher, than the actual 2014 volumes. billion gallons by 2017—17% higher than the actual 2014 volumes. Background.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring). They observed that the results reflects the net effect of two opposing trends: the improved fuel economy of model year 2014 vehicles, and the decreased demand for fuel-efficient vehicles because of the recent reduction in the price of gasoline. l/100km), up 0.2

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JULY 7, 2017

This drop likely reflects the decreased price of gasoline in June, and the consequent increased proportion of pickup trucks, SUVs, and crossovers in the sales mix, they said. mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring), but down 0.4 mpg reached in August 2014. The value for June is up 5.0

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

This decline likely reflects the decreased price of gasoline in August and the consequent increased sales of light trucks, they said. mpg from the peak reached in August 2014, but still up 5.2 mpg since October 2007 (the first month of the monitoring). Fuel economy is down 0.5 in June 2016, up 0.01 in June 2016, up 0.01

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APRIL 3, 2014

This improvement likely reflects, in part, the recent increase in the price of gasoline, they suggested. mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring). This value indicates that the average new-vehicle buyer produced 20% lower emissions in January 2014 than in October 2007. l/100km)—a 0.3

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

The unchanged average fuel economy is likely a net consequence of two opposing trends, they suggested: less demand for fuel efficient vehicles because of the decreasing price of gasoline, and improved fuel economy of 2015 model year vehicles compared to 2014 model year vehicles. Vehicle fuel economy is up 5.2

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

They suggested the decline likely reflects the decreased price of gasoline in October, and the consequent increased sales of pickup trucks and SUVs. mpg from the peak reached in August 2014, but still up 4.9 mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring). Fuel economy is down 0.8 in August, down 0.01

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

This decline likely reflects the decreased price of gasoline in September, and the consequent increased sales of pickup trucks, SUVs, and crossovers, they suggested. mpg from the peak reached in August 2014, but up 5.1 mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring). Fuel economy is down 0.6

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JUNE 3, 2016

This improvement likely reflects the increased price of gasoline in May, and the consequent increased interest in more fuel-efficient vehicles by buyers of all vehicle classes, they suggested. mpg from the peak reached in August 2014, but still up 5.3 mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring).

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

This decline likely reflects the decreased price of gasoline in August, and the consequent increased sales of light trucks and SUVs, they suggested. mpg from the peak reached in August 2014, but up 5.2 mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring). Fuel economy is down 0.5

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

It was the best result since 2007, when the market peaked with 16.02 and recorded its lowest volume since 2014. Poland, Slovakia, Luxembourg and Lithuania all posted record levels of volume, while it was the best year since 2007 for Spain and Estonia, and the best year since 2008 for Romania, Hungary, Croatia and Latvia.

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JUNE 4, 2015

They suggested the improvement likely reflects the increased price of gasoline in May. mpg from the peak reached in August 2014. mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring). However, the average vehicle fuel economy during the first eight months of this model year (October 2014 through May 2015—25.3

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DECEMBER 4, 2014

The unchanged average fuel economy is likely a net consequence of two opposing trends: less demand for fuel efficient vehicles because of the decreasing price of gasoline, and improved fuel economy of 2015 model year vehicles compared to 2014 model year vehicles, they suggested. mpg since October 2007 (the first month of monitoring).

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FEBRUARY 8, 2017

This change likely reflects the increased price of gasoline in January, they suggested. . mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring), but down 0.4 mpg reached in August of 2014. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). mpg from the peak of 25.5

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APRIL 3, 2015

They sugested that this change likely reflects the increased gasoline prices from February to March. mpg from the peak reached in August 2014. mpg since October 2007 (the first month of the monitoring). l/100 km)—has stayed the same as during the preceding 12 months (October 2013 through September 2014).

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DECEMBER 4, 2015

They suggested that the decline likely reflects the continuing drop in the price of gasoline in November, and the consequent increased sales of pickup trucks, SUVs, and crossovers. mpg from the peak reached in August 2014, but still up 4.9 mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring). Fuel economy is down 0.8

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JANUARY 6, 2015

These recent reductions likely reflect the large and continuing decreases in the price of gasoline, they suggested. mpg since October 2007 (the first month of their monitoring). The fuel economy of vehicles sold during calendar 2014 averaged 25.4 Despite these reductions, vehicle fuel economy is up 5.0 in October, up from 0.78

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FEBRUARY 4, 2015

mpg from the peak reached in August of 2014, according to the monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). They said the improvement in January likely reflects the leveling off since mid-January in the price of gasoline. l/100 km)—up 0.3

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AUGUST 21, 2015

from July 2014 to average nearly 19.6 Demand for and production of oil and refined products were the highest July in eight years, since 2007, said API Chief Economist John Felmy. Gasoline demand rose last month by 2.1% from July 2014 to just above 9.4 Gasoline demand rose last month by 2.1% from July 2014.

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MARCH 27, 2017

from 5,405 MMmt in 2014. These emissions were highest in 2007, prior to the recession, and have not returned to those levels, although they have increased since 2012. According to the EIA, the 2015 increase in energy-related carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector was led by gasoline. from 2014 levels.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2013

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Friday to cut the amount of ethanol required in gasoline from what was originally required under the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, The Detroit News reports. drivers will be putting less ethanol in their tanks.

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JULY 22, 2016

These were the highest June deliveries in nine years, since 2007. Total motor gasoline deliveries, a measure of consumer gasoline demand, moved up 2.7% Total motor gasoline deliveries, a measure of consumer gasoline demand, moved up 2.7% Compared with May 2016, total motor gasoline deliveries increased 2.1%.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Hybrid Air combines a PureTech gasoline engine, a compressed air energy storage unit, a hydraulic pump/motor unit and an automatic transmission with an epicyclic gear train. Gasoline power. Gasoline mode transmits energy to the wheels without input from the compressed air unit. Earlier post.). Hybrids Hydraulic Hybrid'

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DECEMBER 22, 2014

The collapse in world oil prices in the second half of 2014 will have only a moderate impact on the fast-developing low-carbon transition in the world electricity system, according to research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Earlier Bloomberg New Energy Finance analysis showed that, with gasoline at $2.09 on 30 June to $61.60

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AUGUST 30, 2011

This bio-oil will then be upgraded to gasoline, jet and diesel fuels using catalytic hydroprocessing technology being developed by UOP. The process tends to deliver predominantly a gasoline fraction; the size of the jet fuel and diesel fractions vary depending upon the biomass. It is expected to be fully operational by 2014.

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JULY 29, 2015

Neste, Renewable Energy Group (REG) and Solazyme will supply renewable diesel to UPS to help facilitate the company’s shift to move more than 12% of its purchased ground fuel from conventional diesel and gasoline fuel to alternative fuels by the end of 2017. In 2014, we achieved a 14.1% trillion.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The non-profit BPC was founded in 2007 by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole and George Mitchell to be an organization focused on driving principled solutions through analysis, negotiation and dialogue. the optimal air/fuel ratio for ethanol blends is lower than for pure gasoline. The ICCT ethanol paper.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2013

If PlantBottle interior fabrics were migrated across the majority of US Ford models, it would displace nearly 4 million pounds of petroleum-derived materials, as well as save the equivalent of 295,000 gallons of gasoline and 6,000 barrels of oil. Today, Ford uses soy foam in every vehicle built in North America.

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

The aim for 2014 was to raise the engine efficiency from around 29% for the previous normally aspirated 2.4-liter A traditional rule of thumb decrees that the conventional gasoline engine achieves efficiency of around one third. Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP) for the design of the PU106A Hybrid Formula One Power Unit.

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MAY 14, 2012

Opel’s first new engine for a revamped portfolio is a turbocharged 1598 cc, four-cylinder gasoline unit with direct injection and Start/Stop. Opel is fundamentally renewing its engine range over the next 12 months with the launch of three completely new gasoline and diesel families intended to replace the core of the current portfolio.

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MARCH 27, 2014

Toyota Racing has revealed the TS040 HYBRID car and revised driver line-up for the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship. liter V-8 gasoline engine, the TS040 HYBRID, launched at Paul Ricard, has a maximum power of 1000 PS (986 hp, 735 kW). Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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MAY 20, 2014

Due to the importance of power semiconductors, Toyota has been developing them in-house since launching the first-generation Prius gasoline-electric hybrid in 1997, and has focused on increasing their efficiency. Toyota and Denso achieved the high efficiency SiC transistors through adoption of a trench structure. Source: Toyota.

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MARCH 11, 2014

Showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show in January in Las Vegas ( earlier post ), the FCV Concept, which presages the introduction of the series-production vehicle, made its European debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. kW/L—twice as high as that of its previous FCV, the Toyota FCHV-adv (earlier post).

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

The plan, which would significantly improve plant utilization in Europe, includes the following elements: Ford has initiated an information and consultation process with representatives of employees at its Genk facility regarding the company’s intention to close the plant and cease vehicle production by the end of 2014. Source: ACEA.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Cellulosic gasoline and diesel company KiOR, Inc. Khosla Ventures incubated KiOR in 2007 and is the lead investor. The ratio between gasoline, diesel and fuel oil produced in the Columbus plant during the most recent two months equaled to approximately 83% gasoline and diesel, with the remaining production as fuel oil.

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