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$8.7M in FY 2015 funding available from USDA and DOE for bioenergy feedstocks, biofuels and bio-based products

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million in funding in fiscal year 2015 will be made available through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative ( BRDI ) to support feedstock development, biofuels and biobased products development, or biofuels development analysis. For FY 2015, DOE-EERE and USDA-NIFA identified areas of particular interest for BRDI.

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ICCT: available low-carbon fuels can reduce CI of on-road transportation fuels in Pacific Coast region by 14%–21% by 2030

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Fuel carbon intensity reduction from 2015-2030 from fuel deployment scenarios for the Pacific Coast region. The conclusions are based on a detailed modeling study of low-carbon fuel technologies and production pathways, estimating the future availability of low carbon fuels given policy incentives to supply them in the Pacific Coast region.

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Ford unveils new 2015 Focus four-door sedan; 1.0L EcoBoost with start/stop comes to US model

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2015 Focus four-door sedan. The debut of the new Focus four-door sedan and the Focus Electric in New York follows the Geneva Motor Show debut in March of the Focus three- and five-door hatchback and wagon. liter EcoBoost engine with a new six-speed manual transmission and standard Auto Start-Stop feature in the US-spec Focus.

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Audi of America officially introduces the new A3 family; plug-in hybrid version coming in 2015

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It will be joined later in the fall of 2014 by the Audi A3 Cabriolet; A3 TDI clean diesel sedan; the high-performance S3 sedan; and in early 2015, the A3 Sportback e-tron gasoline electric plug-in hybrid (PHEV). According to the ECE standard for plug-in hybrid automobiles, the five-door model consumes on average just 1.5

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ASG life-cycle study finds aluminum Ford F-150 “Best Full-size Truck of 2015” from environmental and economic perspective

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According to the latest annual life-cycle study from the Automotive Science Group ( ASG ), the all-new lightweight aluminum 2015 Ford F-150 leads the full-size light-duty truck competition in all environmental and economic performance areas; accordingly, ASG selected the F-150 as its Best Full-size Truck of 2015.

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DOE issues FY 2015 SBIR/STTR Release 2 funding opportunity, including hydrogen fuel cells, electric drive batteries

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued its FY 2015 Phase I Release 2 Funding Opportunity Announcement ( DE-FOA-0001227 ) for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs. Electric Drive Vehicle Batteries.

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Nissan to begin production of Pathfinder hybrid in Russia; importance of Russian market

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Nissan’s all-new fourth-generation Pathfinder—which will be built in Russia—will be available with a standard 3.5L gasoline engine as well as the hybrid drive system. The plant currently builds the Teana, Murano and X-Trail, and Qashqai will be added in 2015. For the hybrid version, Pathfinder’s standard 3.5-liter

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