article thumbnail

Minnesota moving to B10 biodiesel mandate

Green Car Congress

The Minnesota Departments of Agriculture, Commerce and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency announced the move to a B10 biodiesel mandate for the state for warm-weather months (April-October) in a letter published in the Minnesota State Register. State legislation ( Minnesota Statutes § 239.77, Subd.

Minnesota 218
article thumbnail

DOT awards U-M-led hub $15M for connected and automated transportation

Green Car Congress

Headquartered in Ann Arbor, the center sits near the heart of the US auto industry and represents Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin, as well as Michigan. The new additions are Northwestern University, the University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin.

Connect 259
article thumbnail

J.D. Power: Majority of EV owners are intent on purchasing another one in the future

Green Car Congress

Satisfaction among owners of premium battery electric vehicles (BEVs) with availability of public charging is 235 points higher than among owners of mass market BEVs, largely due to Tesla owners’ higher level of satisfaction with the Tesla public charging network. The study was fielded in October-November 2020.

Purchase 210
article thumbnail

USDA: $210M to be invested in renewable fuel pump infrastructure through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership

Green Car Congress

In May 2015, USDA announced the availability of $100 million in grants through the BIP, and that to apply states and private partners match the federal funding by a 1:1 ratio. USDA received applications requesting more than $130 million, outpacing the $100 million that is available.

article thumbnail

Eaton to develop affordable home refueling station for natural gas vehicles; liquid piston technology

Green Car Congress

Eaton will collaborate with the University of Minnesota on thermodynamic analysis and modeling to enable the efficient transfer of heat in the compression process. The goal is to develop a production prototype for refueling stations that will retail for about one-tenth of the cost of currently available systems.

Eaton 322
article thumbnail

All New Flyer facilities now capable of manufacturing Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric buses

Green Car Congress

Cloud, Minnesota. The Xcelsior CHARGE is available in 35, 40, and 60-foot bus rapid transit articulated models. In 2015, New Flyer invested US$20 million to transform the campus to a world-class LEAN manufacturing site capable of producing New Flyer’s Xcelsior heavy-duty bus platform.

article thumbnail

USDA announces state finalists for $100M Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership for pumps with higher ethanol blends

Green Car Congress

Since announcing the program in May 2015, the US. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) received applications requesting more than $130 million, outpacing the $100 million that is available. State finalists and estimated pumps. North Carolina. North Dakota. Pennsylvania. South Dakota. Virginia-Maryland.