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DECEMBER 4, 2013

Shell has developed a lead-free replacement for aviation gasoline (Avgas 100 and 100LL); the replacement fuel will now begin a strict regulatory approvals process. Leaded gasoline for automobiles was phased out of use in the US by 1995 due to its environmental and health impact.) Shell is the first major oil company to do so.

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

Now, researchers at Imperial College London have shown that bioethanol production from bamboo in China is both technically and economically feasible, as well as cost-competitive with gasoline. An open access paper on their study is published in Biotechnology for Biofuels. Click to enlarge. —Littlewood et al. Cellulosic ethanol China'

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APRIL 19, 2013

A study by a team from Ford Motor Company and AVL has concluded that a mid-level ethanol blend—greater than E20 but less than E40—appears to be attractive as a long-term future fuel for the US for use in engines optimized for the higher octane blend. These include: Lower energy content than that of gasoline. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 3, 2011

Fiat will develop a new 4-cylinder gasoline direct injection turbo engine for Alfa Romeo in Italy for production at the FMA plant in Pratola Serra beginning in early 2013. Made entirely of aluminum, the engine will incorporate a 200-bar gasoline direct injection system, dual variable timing and a high-efficiency turbocharger.

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JULY 30, 2014

Optical micrographs of severe corrosion on steel alloy samples exposed to ethanol and acetic acid vapors—conditions typical of underground gasoline storage tanks—after 355 hours, 643 hours, and 932 hours. A NIST study found that corrosion may pose a hazard at underground gasoline storage tanks at filling stations.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2013

liter EcoBoost gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) four-cylinder unit. Weaver (2013) Advanced Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection (GTDI) Engine Development (DOE 2013 Merit Review). Lincoln MKC is the first to get the new 2.3L Click to enlarge. Engines Fuel Efficiency'

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Peugeot is introducing new Euro 6-compliant versions of its three-cylinder PureTech gasoline and four-cylinder BlueHDI diesel engines. g/km at the same point in 2013, putting PSA Peugeot Citroën at the top of the CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) ranking. All are equipped with Stop & Start (S&S) technology. liter BlueHDi engines.

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JANUARY 9, 2012

2013 Cadillac ATS. On the eve of the Detroit Auto Show, Cadillac introduced the 2013 ATS, a new rear-drive compact luxury sports sedan developed on an all-new, lightweight vehicle architecture. A diesel engine will enter the line-up in the future, GM said. The 2013 Cadillac ATS goes on sale during the second half of 2012.

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MAY 25, 2016

PSA Group is consolidating the development of its models on two global modular platforms—CMP and EMP2—allowing it to offer a wide range of internal combustion, electric and plug-in hybrid gasoline models from 2019. Earlier post.). a 60 km (37-mile) driving range in all-electric mode.

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JANUARY 31, 2013

The 2013 SAE International High Octane Fuels Symposium (HOFS) this week in Washington, DC, explored the pros and the cons of high octane fuels, with a particular focus on using ethanol as the source of the octane improvement. Octane itself is a C 8 hydrocarbon with 18 structural isomers, and is a component of gasoline. leaded gasoline.

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JUNE 2, 2014

Although gasoline direct injection engines (GDI) are a favorable technology for reducing fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, recent studies have shown that GDI vehicles could emit more PM than traditional PFI (gasoline port fuel injection) vehicles as well as heavy-duty diesel trucks equipped with diesel particulate filters.

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DECEMBER 24, 2013

and PM 10 emissions—mainly from gasoline-fueled light-duty vehicles (LDVs)—in the Washburn Tunnel in Houston Texas as a mechanism for better determining the contribution of LDVs to particulate emissions. Fraser, and Shankararaman Chellam (2013) “Elemental Characterization of PM 2.5 Click to enlarge. —Bozlaker et al.

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AUGUST 26, 2011

While Lexus unveiled its all-new 2013 GS 350 sports sedan at the recent Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, it showed off only the gasoline GS 350 model. Details of the future hybrid version, the 2013 Lexus GS 450h, remain under cover until the company launches the car officially at next month's Frankfurt Motor Show.

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MARCH 2, 2010

Ford Motor Company is extending its global electric vehicles plan to Europe with five full electric or hybrid vehicles across its C, CD and light commercial vehicle ranges to be introduced in that market by 2013. In addition, European customers will be able to opt for a plug-in hybrid model, also coming in 2013.

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DECEMBER 17, 2012

Eleven new or optimized assistance systems from the future S-Class make their world premiere in both the sedan and wagon models. Both the E-Class sedan and wagon offer a range of gasoline and diesel engines, all coming with the ECO start/stop system as standard equipment. BlueDirect 4-cylinder gasoline direct injection engine.

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JANUARY 20, 2014

Since its launch in December 2010 Nissan has seen the pace of sales increase consistently and 2013 was a record year. In Norway, the Nissan LEAF topped sales charts, out-selling conventional gasoline powered vehicles in October 2013. The LEAF is now available to customers in 35 countries on four continents.

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JANUARY 15, 2014

Cumulative global sales of Toyota’s hybrid vehicles topped the 6 million unit mark as of 31 December 2013, reaching 6.072 million units. Toyota also estimates that its hybrid vehicles have saved approximately 15 million kiloliters (~4 billion gallons US) of gasoline compared to the amount used by gasoline-powered vehicles of similar size.

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

Among the top-level findings was that Model year 2013 vehicles achieved an average of 24.1 Fuel economy has now increased in eight of the last nine years; average carbon dioxide emissions are also at a record low of 369 g/mile in model year 2013. MY 2013 adjusted fuel economy is 24.1 l/100 km)—a 0.5 Source: EPA.

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OCTOBER 11, 2014

In MY 2013, there were 11 EVs and 4 PHEVs available in the market; MY 2014 has 12 (counting the Tesla Model S 60 and 80 as one) EVs on the market and 10 PHEVs, along with the lone CNG car, the Honda Civic. The combined production of alternative fueled vehicles has increased from under 1,200 in MY 2010, to nearly 105,000 in MY 2013.

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JANUARY 13, 2014

In December 2013, Cannon had said that KiOR would operate the Columbus plant “ on a limited campaign basis only ” to verify the impact of improvements. With the final 2013 overall volumes and standards requiring 16.55 The ratio between gasoline, diesel and fuel oil is 41% gasoline, 37% diesel, and 22% fuel oil.

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DECEMBER 24, 2013

Cellulosic gasoline and diesel company KiOR, Inc. The ratio between gasoline, diesel and fuel oil expected to be produced during the year is approximately 35% gasoline, 40% diesel, and 25% fuel oil. With the final 2013 overall volumes and standards requiring 16.55 Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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MAY 13, 2013

VEA consists of four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines. The new engines will be introduced between 2013 and 2015. Almost 20,000 engines will be produced in 2013, and by the end of the year the production pace will be 2000 units a week. The development and production take place in-house at Volvo Car Group. Earlier post.).

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MAY 13, 2011

Starting in 2013, Audi will begin series production of TCNG models whose engines—derived from TFSI units—will be powered by e-gas: synthetic methane produced via the methanation of hydrogen produced by electrolysis using renewable electricity. The aim is to achieve an efficiency ratio above 60% in the future.

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MAY 13, 2011

As it announced during its investor conference earlier this week, Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, has increased its 2013 earnings growth objectives to adjusted earnings per share of at least $6.00, or operating EBITDA of at least $1.7 Earlier post.). TCX integrates with Celanese acetyl platforms.

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JUNE 17, 2014

The ability of the MoO 2 -based SOFC to operate with the direct input of complex liquid fuels makes it a promising energy converter to meet the increasing electrical power demand of future airplane designs. The team also has a paper in press in the Journal of Power Sources on the gasoline-fueled performance of the SOFC. W cm -2 at 0.6

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APRIL 11, 2013

While butanol has emerged as a potential sustainable liquid fuel replacement for gasoline, development of biosynthetic pathways for its synthesis are challenged by very low conversion and modest selectivity, they noted. Quite simply, they are the world’s best catalysts for making the gasoline of the future.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

billion GTL facility at the Port of Lake Charles that will yield chiefly gasoline. This plant was used to confirm design plans for future larger scale projects as well as to gather additional data. This moveable skid is being relocated to provide future operator training for the commercial unit to be built in Louisiana.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

A team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a a novel strategy for microbial gasoline production through the metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli. However, there has been no report on the microbial production of short-chain alkanes, a possible substitute for gasoline.

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

In Argentina, gasoline must contain 5% ethanol (E5) and the fuel ethanol production is government controlled under a quota system which assigns supply shares to the producers. The plant will contribute a significant proportion of the national quota of ethanol in future. When contracting the building of the new facility, Promaíz S.A.

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MAY 30, 2014

Audi is extending its range of particularly fuel-efficient, low-emission ultra models in the A3 car line with both gasoline and diesel powertrains. liter TFSI gasoline engine is available in combination with either a manual 6?speed door version and the Sportback since 2013. The three-door Audi A3 1.4 The three-door Audi A3 1.4

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

Transportation sector gasoline demand declines. The US Energy Information Administration released its Annual Energy Outlook 2013 (AEO2013) Reference case (the Early Release ), which highlights a growth in total US energy production that exceeds growth in total US energy consumption through 2040. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Fisker Automotive has signed an agreement with BMW that will cover the supply of engines and other components for future Fisker models. The BMW engine was an obvious choice for us, as BMW is known for producing the best and most fuel efficient gasoline engines in the world. We are very pleased to have signed this agreement with BMW.

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JULY 16, 2014

gasoline unit that is the first member of a new family of 14 highly efficient engines to be launched by 2015. Mass-produced gasoline engines on average have a thermal efficiency of between 30 and 35%, Toyota said.). liter gasoline engine and 1.4-liter share of the total market in 2013. A 4-cylinder, 1.33-liter

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Because of the delay in issuing the 2014 RFS standards, EPA is moving the compliance demonstration deadline for the 2013 RFS standards to 2015. Nearly all gasoline sold in the US is now E10 (10% ethanol). Accordingly, in the November 2013 notice, EPA proposed a total renewable fuel target of 15.21 Background. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 27, 2011

O’Donnell said that BMW sees technologies such as stop/start playing a much greater role in the future. Sales of our 335d sedan were up 130 percent over 2009 and you’ll see more BMW Advanced Diesel models from us in the future. —Jim O’Donnell. He also noted that diesel sales for the company were up strongly.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2013

billion gallons; the final 2013 overall volumes and standards require 16.55 million gallons specified for 2013. million gallons specified for 2013. EPA is proposing to maintain the biomass-based diesel standard for 2014 and 2015 at the 2013 level of 1.28 Gasoline and diesel. March 2013. billion gallons.

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Production of pre-series drives has already started; in future, up to 500,000 units will leave the factory each year. This means that Volkswagen Group Components will be one of the largest global manufacturers of electric vehicle drives in the future. and Hanover. Together, the two plants will produce up to 1.4

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