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Cleaner fuels have replaced more than 3B gallons of diesel under California Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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New 2018 data from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) indicates that the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) continues to drive production of a growing volume of cleaner transportation fuels for California consumers. California reached that overall goal in 2016. To date almost 3.3 That equals an over-compliance of 8.7

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GAC and Huawei partner to develop Level 4 electric SUV out in 2023

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Mass production is targeted for the end of 2023. The SUV will be the first joint product of the two enterprises. Data predicts that the EV global market will expand almost fivefold between 2016 and 2027; an annual increase of 20%. GAC is also working with Didi on Level 4 automation.

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Geely testing Emgrand methanol hybrid sedan in -40 C conditions

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The new model is the latest product from Geely’s decade-long 3 billion RMB (US$470-million) investment into methanol vehicle development. In the face of rising global gas prices, methanol fuel offers a viable cleaner affordable alternative, Geely said. The new Emgrand runs on 100% clean methanol available in fueling stations.

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Nikkei: Nissan will sell only electric and hybrid cars in China by 2025

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e-POWER, introduced in 2016 in the Note, is a non-plug-in series-hybrid drive system. Nissan is expanding its production capacity in China; new plants will start operations in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, this year, and in Wuhan, Hubei Province, next year. The facility expansion will boost production capacity by 30% to 2 million units.

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Forecast: US biodiesel production to surpass RFS target for second straight year

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According to the report, biodiesel is the first Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated “advanced biofuel”—a category that lists alternative fuels possessing at least 50% fewer emissions than gasoline—to reach 1 billion gallons of annual production. billion gallons of renewable fuel. —Jeffrey C.

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California ARB fines Tesoro $1.36M for Low Carbon Fuel Standard violations

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The LCFS requires that regulated fuel producers report the carbon generated in the production of transportation fuels sold in California. In March 2017, Tesoro notified CARB that the company had misreported fuel data from 2011 to 2016. The LCFS encourages the use of cleaner, low-carbon fuels in California.

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Ford cuts manufacturing energy use 22% in 6 years; targeting additional 25% Drop by 2016

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The company also announced plans to reduce usage another 25% on a per-vehicle basis by 2016. At the same plant, a new 500-kilowatt solar panel system has been installed to generate renewable energy for production of Ford vehicles like Focus and Focus Electric. At Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich.,

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