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APRIL 3, 2019

A new study released by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) finds greenhouse gas emissions from corn-based ethanol are about 39% lower than gasoline. The study also states that when ethanol is refined at natural gas-powered refineries, the greenhouse gas emissions are even lower—around 43% below gasoline. Searchinger et al.

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OCTOBER 9, 2017

According to projections in US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA’s) most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the average US household expenditure on gasoline in 2017 will total $1,977, or approximately 2.4% The most recent peak for household gasoline expenditures was $2,715, or 4.0% of total household income.

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AUGUST 8, 2017

As part of the new technology to achieve this vision, the company disclosed plans to introduce a next-generation gasoline engine called SKYACTIV-X in 2019. This new proprietary combustion engine combines the advantages of gasoline and diesel engines to optimize environmental performance, power and acceleration performance. Yamasaki, Y.,

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APRIL 5, 2017

Consumption of motor gasoline in the US hit an all-time high in 2016, reaching 9.327 million barrels per day, up 1.6% from 2015 and exceeding the prior peak of 9.286 million barrels per day in 2007, according to revised figures in the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) Monthly Energy Review.

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JANUARY 18, 2014

Ford''s sales of its two Energi plug-in hybrid models climbed steadily throughout 2013, and now it appears the company will add a third model to the Energi family for 2015.

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OCTOBER 31, 2019

This analysis compares the costs of usable energy when we buy gasoline and electricity for driving and natural gas for keeping warm. Gasoline-powered vehicles. Combustion of a gallon of gasoline (that includes ethanol) releases 120,333 Btu of energy. Energy Information Administration). All-electric vehicles.

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MAY 25, 2016

As part of the energy transition process and in line with the technological offensive spelled out in its Push to Pass strategic plan ( earlier post ), PSA Group will focus on diversifying its offerings with plug-in hybrid gasoline systems and next-generation electric powertrains. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

The technology is planned to launch with a major global automaker on diesel and gasoline applications in 2015. Using the existing torsional energy in the valve train, CTA phasers actuate more quickly, use less engine oil and operate under a wider range of engine speeds and temperatures than conventional VCT systems.

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JUNE 12, 2014

2015 Mirage ES. The 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage is currently the most fuel-efficient non-hybrid gasoline car in the US, with combined EPA rating of 40 mpg (5.88 The 2015 Mirage is priced with a low starting MSRP of $12,995. These aero enhancements help the 2015 Mirage achieve a very low coefficient of drag of 0.28.

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JANUARY 16, 2015

As scheduled, this marks the start of the 2015 motorsport season for the Porsche Team. It will feature the same innovative drivetrain concept consisting of a 2-litre V4 turbocharged gasoline engine, an electric motor powering the front wheels, and two energy recovery systems. 2015 Porsche 919 Hybrid. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 16, 2013

2015 Chevrolet CNG-Capable, Bi-Fuel Impala. General Motors will build a Chevrolet Impala sedan for retail and fleet customers that operates on either gasoline or compressed natural gas (CNG), GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson announced today. We know that US energy security won’t come from a one-off moonshot. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2016

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that motor gasoline consumption in the US will remain below the 2007 peak despite an increase in travel. Source: US Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook , February 2016 Click to enlarge. STEO forecasts motor gasoline consumption to average 9.23

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

US energy-related CO 2 emissions decreased by 89 million metric tons (MMmt), from 5,259 MMmt in 2015 to 5,170 MMmt in 2016. over that period, other factors contributing to energy-related CO 2 emissions more than offset the growth in GDP, leading to a 1.7% decline in energy intensity of the economy (Btu/GDP).

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FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Greater reliance on energy taxation is needed to strengthen efforts to tackle the principal source of both greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, according to a new OECD report. Taxes are effective at cutting harmful emissions from energy use, but governments could make better use of them.

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OCTOBER 15, 2022

The world will need more than twenty times the amount of lithium than was mined last year to meet demand by mid-century, driven by growth in energy storage and electric vehicles, according to new analysis from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Annual production of 11.2 Near-term, a total of 2.9 —Simon Moore.

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JUNE 27, 2015

KS) awarded the 2015 Energy and Environment Prize to the Volkswagen Group for the plug-in hybrids Golf GTE ( earlier post ) and Audi A3 e-tron ( earlier post). This was the eighth time the Volkswagen Group has won the tradition-rich KS Energy and Environment Prize for its brands. The organization Kraftfahrerschutz e.V.,

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

With governing bodies around the world tightening emission restrictions on gasoline-powered vehicles in an effort to achieve carbon neutrality, the percentage of EVs in the new vehicle market is expected to jump from 8% in 2022 to 30% in 2030. Lioaccum CNT dispersions are scheduled for installation into mass-produced vehicles beginning 2024.

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DECEMBER 11, 2014

The demand for oil in 2015 will drop to its lowest level since 2002 because of an oversupply of crude and stagnant economies in China and Europe, according to OPEC’s latest forecast. US backlogs of gasoline and distillates also were up, according to the API. by Andy Tully of Oilprice.com. And that’s just one of several sour estimates.

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JULY 26, 2016

Gasoline produced using this technology will meet the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Tier 3 gasoline sulfur specifications (10 ppm). Installation of the selective cat naphtha hydrofining unit is the facility’s second expansion project in a year, following the announcement of the Beaumont refinery’s capacity expansion in 2015.

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JULY 12, 2023

Ricardo is working in collaboration with Achates Power to develop the next generation of opposed-piston (OP) gasoline compression ignition (GCI) engines for light duty vehicles in a multi-phased project (BERYL), funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). Earlier post.)

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MAY 23, 2017

The US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2017 (AEO2017) Reference case projects a decline in light-duty vehicle energy use between 2018 and 2040 as improvements in fuel economy more than offset increases in light-duty vehicle (LDV) miles. quadrillion Btu in 2017 to 14.2

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MARCH 9, 2013

Diesel will surpass gasoline as the number one transportation fuel worldwide by 2020 and continue to increase its share through 2040, according to ExxonMobil’s recently published Outlook For Energy: A View To 2040. Declines of about 30% in the OECD are offset by the doubling of energy demand for personal vehicles in the non-OECD.

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APRIL 11, 2017

In its latest Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that US crude oil production, which averaged an estimated 8.9 For summer 2017, EIA forecasts motor gasoline consumption to average 9.5 of total gasoline consumption. million b/d in 2017 and 9.9 million b/d in 2018.

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DECEMBER 19, 2014

G2X Energy, Inc. and Methanol Holdings Trinidad Limited (MHTL) announced that MHTL intends to partner with G2X Energy to construct the world-scale methanol-to-gasoline (MTG)-ready, methanol production facility being developed by G2X Energy in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 15, 2014

The 28% drop in the US average retail price of gasoline since 23 June may not have much effect on automobile travel, and in turn, gasoline consumption, according to an analysis by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Gasoline is a relatively inelastic product—i.e., per gallon on June 23, to $2.68

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AUGUST 7, 2015

Gross inputs to US refineries exceeded 17 million barrels per day (b/d) in each of the past four weeks, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA)—a level not previously reached since EIA began publishing weekly data in 1990. Higher demand for gasoline is supporting these margins, according to the EIA.

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APRIL 6, 2016

Since 2013, the share of premium gasoline in total motor gasoline sales in the US has steadily increased to 11.3% in August and September 2015—the highest share in more than a decade, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). of new gasoline-fueled LDV sales. Source: U.S.

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MAY 14, 2014

General Motors will bring all its electric vehicle battery pack building capabilities in-house with production of battery systems for the 2015 Chevrolet Spark EV at its expanded battery assembly plant in Brownstown, Mich. Battery module for 2015 Spark EV battery pack. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 25, 2016

Roof racks on light-duty vehicles in the US were responsible for 0.8‰ (permille, parts per thousand) of light duty vehicle fuel consumption in 2015, corresponding to 100 million gallons of gasoline per year, according to a new study by a duo from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

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MAY 18, 2015

Global Bioenergies and its partner Audi ( earlier post ) announced that the first batch of renewable gasoline using Global Bioenergies’ fermentative isobutene pathway has been produced. Isooctane is an additive currently used to improve gasoline quality and could also be used as a standalone fuel. Earlier post.)

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JULY 22, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced the Fiscal Year 2015 Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase I Release 1 technical topics. These topics include non-platinum catalysts for fuel cells and detection of contaminants in hydrogen.

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JULY 9, 2012

China’s State Council has published a plan to develop the domestic energy-saving and new energy vehicle industry, which includes battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. Experts urged greater efforts on China’s part to boost development of the new energy vehicle industry.

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

million investment in 2015) in Carbon Recycling International ( CRI ), an Icelandic company which produces renewable methanol using recycled CO 2 emissions sourced from a local thermal power plant and hydrogen made by splitting water with electrolysis (Power-to-Methanol). The switch from gasoline to methanol is not noticeable to the driver.

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JULY 11, 2013

The combined commercial and demonstration plant will annually produce about 60 million gallons of finished gasoline from natural gas while providing the platform for Sundrop Fuels to prove its proprietary gasification technology for making renewable “green gasoline” from woody biomass.

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JUNE 26, 2017

Institute of Transport Economics (TØI) has calculated the energy transition time lag for motor vehicles under a number of scenarios. The four different scenarios differ in terms of new vehicle acquisitions, but are identical in terms of transition rates—set in accordance with the average observed annual rates during 2010–2015.

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MARCH 22, 2019

Carbon dioxide emissions from S energy consumption will remain near current levels through 2050, according to projections in EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2019. USenergy-related carbon dioxide emissions and fossil fuel energy consumption. Energy-related CO 2 emissions generally follow energy consumption trends.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2014

The X Mini 70cc rotary gasoline engine. The X Mini utilizes a spark-ignition (SI-HEHC) version of the cycle with a lower compression ratio standard for gasoline engines—and hence somewhat lower efficiency than the CI implementations, Shkolnik said. Click to enlarge. Water may be injected to internally cool the engine. Littera, D.,

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