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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%). NSC estimates 438 people will be killed during the three-day holiday weekend.

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EIA: E85 fueling station availability is increasing, but slowly; in 2% of all retail stations

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The number of retail fueling stations offering E85 blend (up to 85% ethanol) has grown rapidly since 2007, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The share of nationwide E85 stations in the five traditional ethanol-producing states of the Midwest fell from 54% in 2007 to 36% in 2013.

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DOE awards $10 million to 5 projects for advanced biofuels and bio-based products

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The team includes scientists from Georgia Institute of Technology , University of British Columbia , Washington State University , and Texas A&M University. Both Lygos and TeselaGen are spin outs of JBEI , a Department of Energy research center established in 2007 to pursue breakthroughs in the production of cellulosic biofuels.

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DHL Express adds 100 more propane autogas vans for pickup and delivery fleet

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The new Ford E-250 cargo vans, each equipped with a ROUSH CleanTech dedicated liquid propane autogas fuel system, will be on the road by late August 2012 and will support DHL Express pickup and delivery service within California, Florida, Georgia, Missouri and Texas.

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UPS updates 125 Workhorse E-GEN series hybrid electric step vans with smaller genset engine for better fuel economy

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The trucks will be deployed in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Nevada, Ohio and Texas later this year. AMP Electric Vehicles was established in 2007 as a developmental-stage vehicle electrification company. Workhorse and AMP Electric Vehicles. It first added battery-electric power to the GM Sky two-seat roadster.

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Study finds road conditions in US states worsening in important categories

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Similarly, the study’s three traffic fatality categories—overall, urban and rural—all show more fatalities in 2016 than in any year since 2007. Drivers in New Jersey, New York, California, Georgia and Massachusetts experience the longest delays due to urban traffic congestion in their metro regions.

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US DOE awards KiOR loan guarantee supporting a more than $1B biofuels project; drop-in fuels from wood biomass

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The first two plants are expected to be in Mississippi, with additional sites planned in Georgia and Texas. Khosla Ventures incubated the company in 2007 and is the lead investor. This project is designed to complement an earlier Mississippi agreement, which requires KiOR to build three plants in Mississippi before 2015. Earlier post.)