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NSC: US motor vehicle fatalities up 9% in 1H 2016; trending toward deadliest driving year since 2007

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States that have been particularly hard hit since 2014, the start of the upward trend, are Florida (43% increase), Georgia (34%), Indiana (33%), California (31%), North Carolina (26%), Illinois (24%) and Kentucky (24%). Average gas prices for the first six months of this year were 16% lower than 2015 levels, helping to fuel a 3.3%

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Toyota introduces new XSE Hybrid Grade Camry

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A variable cooling system, variable oil pump and a cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system all contribute to the engine’s high thermal efficiency and outstanding fuel economy. The Camry Hybrid powertrain is the most efficient and powerful offered since the Hybrid debuted for 2007. Toyota Hybrid System.

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GAO report finds DOE not actively considering any applications for Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) loan program

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The ATVM loan program was established in 2007 by the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) to provide up to $25 billion in loans for projects to produce more fuel-efficient passenger vehicles and their components. billion in loan authority or $4.2 DOE has made five loans worth $8.4 billion and used $3.3

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Argonne National Labs Ramping Up Lithium-Air Research and Development; Li-ion as EV Bridge Technology

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Engineering challenges include the development of high-porosity gas diffusion electrodes, ways of depositing the catalyst onto the cathode and developing a membrane to prevent oxygen crossover to the lithium anode. —Argonne Director Eric Isaacs. Argonne’s Dr. Khalil Amine on Li-air. More recently, DOE awarded the lab $8.8

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Alabama Project Testing Potential for Combining CO2 Storage with Enhanced Methane Recovery

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Earlier, an existing coalbed methane well operated by El Paso Exploration & Production had been converted for CO 2 injection, and four wells drilled to monitor reservoir pressure, gas composition, water quality, and the CO 2 plume. trillion cubic feet of natural gas from these coal seams. gigatons to 2.3

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Toyota sellers: Room in lineup for a Ford Maverick fighter

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The comparability isn’t misplaced on Steve Gates, the flow chairman of the Toyota Nationwide Broker Council, and broker foremost of Gates Auto Public, a bunch of eleven rooftops in Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana that comes with 3 Toyota retail outlets in addition to a Ford pack. “The quality small truck is Toyota’s DNA.

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Wyoming Clean Coal Task Force wards $8.8M to 9 projects for 2011, including coal-to-liquids

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The Clean Coal Task Force (CCTF) was created in 2007 by the Wyoming State Legislature to help secure Wyoming’s financial future by preserving the value of coal, an important export from the state.

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