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Don’t stop the EV music

Electric Auto Association

“From the beginning of his work to make vehicles electric, Jack believed the way to do it was to encourage individuals to convert their own vehicles to electric and show them to others,” said GEVA President Wayne Garver. His goal was to get 100,000 or more DIY conversion projects going,” agreed GEVA member Daniel Howard.

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FedEx adds 1,900 new lightweight composite Reach vans to fleet; 35% fuel efficiency improvement

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has added 1,900 lightweight, composite-body Reach vehicles from Spartan Motors , a division of Utilimaster, to its fleet. FedEx is also working with XL Hybrids, a developer of low-cost hybrid electric powertrain system, to convert ten conventionally-powered panel vans into more fuel-efficient, hybrid vehicles. In 2008, FedEx Corp.

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Biosyncrude Gasification Process Could Produce Motor Fuel at Cost of Around $3/gallon

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gallon US) without tax for conventional motor fuel. The pyrolysis oil is mixed with pyrolysis coke from the process to create a biocrude slurry for transport and subsequent gasification to syngas and subsequent catalytic conversion to chemicals and/or fuels. With ±30% estimate error, this is between €0.56 per liter (US$2.72-5.03/gallon

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DOE to Award Honeywells UOP $25M for Pyrolysis Oil to Renewable Fuels Demo Unit

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Converting biomass to renewable fuels via a pyrolysis pathway. The US Department of Energy has selected UOP, a Honeywell company, for negotiation of a $25 million award to build a demonstration unit in Hawaii to convert cellulosic biomass into renewable hydrocarbon transportation fuels. In 2008, UOP received a $1.5 Source: UOP.

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Ford increases soy content in foam, adds head restraint as newest component for sustainable material

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All Ford Motor Company vehicles built in North America use bio-foam content in the seat cushions and backs. The extended use of soy foam results from the continued research collaboration between Ford and Lear; Ford first used sustainable soybean oil-derived seating foam on the 2008 Mustang. It’s a new location with higher soy content.

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Ford Completes Debt Restructuring; Reduces Debt by $9.9B and Annual Interest Expense by More than $500M

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Ford Motor Company completed debt restructuring initiatives that will reduce Ford’s Automotive debt by $9.9 billion at 31 December 2008, and lower Ford’s annual cash interest expense by more than $500 million based on current interest rates. The conversion offer expired on 3 April. billion from $25.8 Approximately $4.3

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CleanFUEL USA Expands Propane Engine Products With IMPCO

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a leading manufacturer of engine components that converts vehicles to operate on cleaner gaseous fuels, such as propane. IMPCO’s bi-fuel system is a certified engine conversion for the following vehicles: 2007 5.4L 2008 and 2009 3.5L CleanFUEL North America, Inc. has signed a distribution agreement with IMPCO Technologies, Inc.

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