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AUGUST 7, 2015

Lower crude oil prices and strong demand for petroleum products, primarily gasoline, both in the United States and globally, have led to favorable margins that encourage refinery investment and high refinery runs. Since May 20, Gulf Coast gasoline crack spreads have averaged 17 cents/gal higher than for distillate crack spreads.

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MARCH 9, 2018

Audi remains convinced of the potential of the fuels e-gas, “e-benzin” (e-gasoline) and e-diesel and is continuing to pursue its e-fuels strategy. galons US), the largest batch yet produced—of synthetic Audi e-gasoline for initial engine tests. Audi “e-benzin” (e-gasoline) is essentially a liquid isooctane. Earlier post.)

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MAY 5, 2015

Ford will offer the 2016 F-150 with an available gaseous-fuel prep package that enables 5.0-liter The 2016 Ford F-150 with 5.0-liter We expect the gaseous-fuel prep package will be even more popular than it was on the 2014 F-150 with the 3.7-liter liter V6 engine, given the capability of the 2016 F-150 5.0-liter

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) will consider lowering the excise tax rate for gasoline by 2.2 cents for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-17 during its 23 February 2016 meeting in Culver City. cents per gallon from 1 July 2016 through 30 June 2017. In FY 2014-15, the BOE collected nearly $5.4

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The report estimates consumption to have been more than 500,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2016. The main effect of this change on the forecasted STEO liquid fuels market balances is that the higher consumption in 2014 raises the baseline to which the STEO forecast benchmarks. Most of China’s methanol supply is from domestic production.

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MARCH 4, 2020

Last year, the volume-weighted average CO 2 emissions for European markets were at their highest recorded levels since 2014. This was in part caused by marked changes in attitude and regulations around the use of diesel fuels which has had the unintended consequence of pushing people to drive higher-CO 2 -emitting gasoline vehicles.

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JULY 18, 2014

The emissions catalysts produced there will be used by manufacturers of light duty gasoline vehicles and light and heavy duty diesel vehicles to meet more stringent Euro 6/VI emissions regulations. BASF has inaugurated its new production plant for mobile emissions catalysts in ?roda ska, a Special Economic Zone near Wroc?aw, aw, Poland.

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JUNE 14, 2016

CB&I, The Woodlands, Texas and Albemarle are being recognized for developing and commercializing safer technology to produce alkylate, a clean gasoline component produced at about 30 billion gallons per year, 60% of which is produced in North America. Reducing nutrient run-off from agricultural operations is a high priority for EPA.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Land Rover will stage the world debut of the MY 2016 Range Rover Evoque. 2016 Range Rover Evoque. The 2016 model year Evoque is also offered with Land Rover’s existing advanced 240PS Si4 gasoline engine. The 9-speed is standard with the 240 PS gasoline unit. l/100 km (56 mpg US) and CO 2 emissions of 109 g/km.

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APRIL 1, 2015

Chevrolet introduced the all-new 2016 Malibu—the ninth generation of the midsize sedan which made its debut in 1964. The 2016 Malibu is also longer and lighter, with more interior space and improved fuel efficiency. The gasoline-powered engine automatically comes on at higher speeds and high loads to provide additional power.

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JUNE 3, 2016

Average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in May 2016 was 25.4 mpg from the value for April 2016, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). in March 2016, up 0.03 in March 2016, up 0.03

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JULY 7, 2014

These are to be joined by 20 more planned stations by 2016. gasoline liter equivalent, or between US$4.13 - $5.15/gasoline gasoline gallon equivalent. All are automatic stations that are always open (but for two of them a cash option is only available during office hours). Screenshot of Finland biogas station map.

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of CO 2 per km from 2016, according to final data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). g CO 2 /km in 2016—the first year-on-year increase since monitoring began. However, between 2015 and 2016, emissions decreased by only 1.5 g CO 2 /km from 2016. in 2016 to 1.5% g CO 2 /km in 2017 to 118.5

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MAY 24, 2016

New research published today (23 May) in Scientific Reports has found a marked and progressive 80% decline in atmospheric CO (carbon monoxide) in SE England since 1997, following adoption of strict controls on gasoline vehicle emissions begin in the 1990s. Linear trends of CO at the measurement site. Lowry et al. Click to enlarge. Holmes, Z.

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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 in June 2016, up 0.01 from the value for May 2016 (the lower the value the better). in June 2016, up 0.01

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JANUARY 25, 2016

Global energy demand will increase 25% between 2014 and 2040, driven by population growth and economic expansion, ExxonMobil forecasts in the 2016 edition of its annual The Outlook for Energy. Emissions in OECD nations are projected to fall by about 20% from 2014 to 2040. Light-duty vehicle fleet by type - projections.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2017

This change likely reflects the increased price of gasoline in January, they suggested. . mpg reached in August of 2014. in November 2016, unchanged from the value for October 2016 (the lower the value the better). in November 2016, unchanged from the value for October 2016 (the lower the value the better).

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

and recorded its lowest volume since 2014. In contrast, it was the worst year for registrations in Switzerland since 2010, the UK since 2013, and Norway since 2014. The majority of vehicles registered in 2018 were powered by gasoline engines, with the fuel type making up 57% of all registrations. market share. In total, 5.4

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JULY 22, 2016

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%. Crude oil production was down from the prior month, the prior year, and the prior year-to-date to the lowest output level since May 2014. from June 2015 to 7.5

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APRIL 9, 2016

A US-wide county-level study comparing lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from several light-duty passenger gasoline and plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) has found that PEVs can have larger or smaller carbon footprints than gasoline vehicles depending on regional factors and the specific vehicle models being compared.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2016

A study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University has concluded that regulatory incentives for OEMs for alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) intended to encourage a technology transition in the transportation fleet result in increased fleet-wide gasoline consumption and emissions. Click to enlarge. —Jenn et al.

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President Barack Obama’s 2016 Budget requests $29.9 The FY 2016 DOE Budget Request represents a 9% increase ($2.5 billion, the FY 2016 Budget requests $4.8 billion, the FY 2016 Budget Request provides $5.34 billion for the US Department of Energy (DOE). billion) above the FY 2015 enacted level. Within the $10.7

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MAY 24, 2017

Based on a three-year study of toxic and environmentally relevant pollutants from gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines, Swiss researchers have concluded that some GDI engines emit just as many soot particles as unfiltered diesel cars did in the past. Further, the GDI particles carry numerous carcinogenic substances. Click to enlarge.

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) released its five-year 2014-2018 Strategic Plan. Launch geothermal “Play Fairway” analysis effort in FY 2014 and demonstrate the ability to develop a 5-megawatt greenfield Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) reservoir by 2020. watt utility, $2.37/watt watt commercial, and $3.10/watt

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This step converts the n-alkanes to the specifications necessary for jet, diesel and gasoline fuels. Within the hydroisomerization reaction, hydrocarbon cracking also occurs, which shortens the hydrocarbon branch size, which can be controlled to give the desired ranges for jet, diesel and gasoline fuels. Step 2: deoxygenation.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Breaking with its past support of EPA’s RFS implementation decisions, the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) is formally opposing EPA’s proposal—due to be released in about two weeks—to reduce RFS volume targets for 2014, 2015, 2016 ( earlier post ). Earlier post.).

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The majority of the carbon and oil savings from current vehicles is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies, the report observed. The final MY 2013 adjusted, real world CO 2 emissions rate for all light-duty gasoline and diesel-fueled vehicles is 369 g/m—a 7 g/mi decrease relative to MY 2012. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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Mazda Motor Corporation is enhancing production capacity for SKYACTIV-G gasoline engines and SKYACTIV-D diesel engines at its Hiroshima Plant. Capacity, currently 800,000 units annually, will be increased to one million units by the end of 2014. million units by fiscal year ending March 2016. Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 8, 2016

At the average 2015 price of regular gasoline, the obtained fuel-consumption extremes result in a $78 difference in the annual cost of gasoline per light-duty vehicle, Sivak said. Michael Sivak (2016) “Benefits of Using Tires with Low Rolling Resistance” UMTRI-2016-1. Michael Sivak has found a 6.3%

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FEBRUARY 5, 2016

A study of emissions from gasoline direct injection (GDI) vehicles in an urban near-road environment in Toronto over a wide range of weather conditions (February 2014 to January 2015) found that—other than for NO x and CO—the GDI engines had elevated emissions compared to the Toronto fleet. Naomi Zimmerman, Jonathan M.

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MAY 18, 2016

Total renewable fuel volumes would grow by some 690 million gallons between 2016 and 2017. billion gallons in 2016. Cellulosic biofuel—which requires 60% lifecycle carbon emissions reductions—would grow by 82 million gallons (35%), to 312 million gallons between 2016 and 2017. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 11, 2016

and 15.6%, respectively, from calendar year 2014. to 300,170 units from 306,860 in 2014. The 2016 Fusion Energi features a 7.6 The 2016 Fusion Energi features a 7.6 liter gasoline engine when the battery is depleted, allowing customers to drive more than 500 miles. The car automatically switches to an efficient 2.0-liter

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MARCH 21, 2019

Average new LDV fuel economy (liters gasoline equivalent per 100 km (L ge /100 km) by country or region (2005-17) and new registrations (2017). —more than triple the improvement rate between 2016 and 2017. Dieselization rate and average fuel consumption trends in selected countries, 2014-17. Source: GFEI. Source: GFEI.

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On an absolute basis, California’s total GHG emissions fell only slightly in 2015, down 0.34% from 2014. The state has become the most energy-productive major economy in the world, moving up three spots from 2013 to 2014, while also reducing its carbon intensity by 4.5%. billion in 2014, up 0.08% from the previous year.

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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.). Earlier post.)

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Ricardo will display the first functional integration prototype of the Advanced Diesel Electric Powertrain (ADEPT) collaborative research project ( earlier post ) in public for the first time this week at the Low Carbon Vehicle Event (LCV 2014) in the UK. 48V Diesel Fuel Efficiency'

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Global Bioenergies, IBN-One and Lantmännen Aspen, world market leader in alkylate gasoline for two- and four-stroke small engines, have entered into a partnership on renewable isooctane ( earlier post ) for specialty fuel applications. billion (US$3.8 billion). Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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