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AUGUST 2, 2016

UPS has achieved its goal of driving 1 billion miles in its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet one year earlier than planned, and marked more than 10 years of learning from its “Rolling Laboratory” of now more than 7,200 alternative fuel vehicles.

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JUNE 15, 2017

executives outlined plans to provide a range of power technologies spanning diesel and natural gas engines to fully electric and hybrid powertrains. Over the past 100 years, our ability to innovate and adapt has fueled our success and we are confident we are on the right path to do it again at this critical juncture.

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MARCH 17, 2017

will offer a new aftermarket gaseous fuels-prepped cylinder head package for GM 6.0L The new CDP cylinder head will be available for the popular GM engines that have been, or are slated to be, converted to a gaseous alternative fuel engine. CDP Technologies, the OEM sales division of Crazy Diamond Performance Inc.,

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JULY 5, 2017

Researchers at Feng Chia University in Taiwan have engineered the bacterium Escherichia coli to produce n-butanol from crude glycerol—a byproduct of the production of biodiesel. In an open-access paper in the journal Biotechnology for Biofuels , they report that under microaerobic conditions, the engineered strain produced 6.9

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

According to a new report from Navigant Research, sales for plug-in electric buses increased 40% from 2016 to 2017, as the technology on offer from bus companies has improved in performance and in price. Global bus sales are expected to grow from just more than 800,000 in 2017 to more than 1 million in 2027.

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

The American Lung Association has been named the 2017 Clean Fuels Champion by Chicago Area Clean Cities (CACC), a nonprofit coalition dedicated to promoting clean-energy and clean-air solutions for transportation in the Chicago area impacting nearly 9 million people. Air pollution poses a serious threat to our nation’s health.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The warning came as a new report published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) confirmed that the fleet average CO 2 of newly registered cars rose for the first time in 2017, despite vehicles becoming ever more efficient. Alternatively fueled vehicles (AFV) registrations rose by 34.8% to a new low of 165.4

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MARCH 18, 2019

The new kind of jet mixer extracts lipids from algae with much less energy than the older extraction method, a key discovery that now puts this form of energy closer to becoming a viable, cost-effective alternative fuel. —University of Utah chemical engineering assistant professor Swomitra “Bobby” Mohanty, co-author.

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DECEMBER 9, 2022

Hydrogen is one of bp’s five energy transition growth engines. In early 2017, bp acquired a 10% stake in the Shorouk Concession from Eni, which contains the Zohr gas field. In early 2017, bp acquired a 10% stake in the Shorouk Concession from Eni, which contains the Zohr gas field.

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JULY 21, 2017

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach released the draft of their proposed 2017 C lean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update. A preliminary analysis estimates the cost of implementing the 2017 CAAP at $7 billion to $14 billion. The 2017 CAAP identifies the tougher measures needed to ratchet down emissions to zero or near-zero levels.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

The governing boards of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach unanimously approved the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) Update , ushering in a new era of aggressive clean air strategies for moving cargo through the nation’s busiest container port complex. The approval launches the process for developing and refining specific programs.

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APRIL 7, 2018

Among other enhancements, buses will be equipped with Cummins-Westport Near-Zero engines and fueled by Renewable Natural Gas, to further reduce NO x vehicle emissions by more than 90% by December 2018. In 2017, Gillig and Cummins announced a collaboration on electrified powertrains. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JULY 16, 2016

The ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship aims to encourage young professors and scholars to pursue research in green energy technology that may promote the development of next-generation vehicles capable of utilizing alternative fuels. Industrial Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering Division of ECS.

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MAY 3, 2016

UPS announced an update to 125 Workhorse E-GEN series hybrid electric delivery trucks that improve fuel economy as part of the company’s broader Rolling Laboratory approach. A compact, quiet-running 650cc 2-cylinder engine replaces the previous 2.4L 4-cylinder engine; charging capability remains the same, as does the electric range.

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

UPS will add 200 new series hybrid electric delivery trucks to the company’s growing alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. The vehicles have the same 650cc 2-cylinder engine and E-GEN chassis as the 125 vehicles UPS announced earlier this year. Earlier post.). The trucks, manufactured by Workhorse Group, Inc.,

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APRIL 9, 2018

says that the push toward alternative-fuel vehicles—battery electric vehicles, hybrids, plug-in hybrids and fuel-cell vehicles—poses a credit challenge for multiple sectors in Japan, with the large auto sector and sectors such as steel and refining most affected. Moody’s Japan K.K.

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AUGUST 22, 2019

The fuel will also improve air quality with up to 90% reduction in soot from aircraft engine exhausts and almost 100% reduction in sulfur oxides; and the technology offers a lower emissions route to process UK waste than incineration or landfill.

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MARCH 6, 2018

Average CO 2 emissions generated by new cars in Europe increased during 2017—the first rise in 10 years— according to a new analysis by JATO Dynamics. g/km in 2017, finishing at 118.1 g/km in 2017—far higher than the average CO 2 emissions of diesel and gasoline vehicles across all segments. g/km CO 2 emitted.

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JULY 23, 2018

Policies to entice consumers away from fossil-fuel powered vehicles and normalize low carbon, alternative-fuel alternatives, such as electric vehicles, are vital if the world is to significantly reduce transport sector carbon pure-emissions, according to a new study.

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JUNE 19, 2018

This $130-million dollar investment in CNG capacity for 2018 builds on previous UPS investments of $100 million dollars in 2016 and $90 million dollars in 2017. UPS will have invested more than $1 billion in alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles and fueling stations from 2008 through 2018.

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APRIL 26, 2017

Landi Renzo USA , a division of Landi Renzo Group, a global leader in alternative fuel systems, will offer the Ford F-150 with compressed natural gas (CNG) for model year 2018 with Ford Ship-Thru strategically located adjacent to the Ford assembly plant in Kansas City, Mo. gaseous prep engine via Ford dealers as a Ship-Thru.

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

The most recent GREET versions are the GREET1 2017 version for fuel-cycle analysis and GREET2 2017 version for vehicle-cycle analysis. Added production pathway of the low octane gasoline-like fuel (LOF) and corresponding vehicle technology of gasoline compression ignition (GCI) engines.

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MAY 2, 2017

UPS will deploy a prototype extended range Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) in its Rolling Laboratory fleet of alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles. where UPS will validate its design and core performance requirements by testing it on the street starting the third quarter of 2017.

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MARCH 16, 2016

UPS plans to build an additional 12 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 380 new CNG tractors to its growing alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. That allows us to invest for the long-term, rather than planning around near-term fluctuations in fuel pricing.

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MAY 5, 2015

The deal signifies UPS’ plan to expand significantly its use of renewable natural gas for its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. The company has a goal of driving one billion miles using its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet by the end of 2017. Clean Energy Fuels, co-founded by T.

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

This fuel will be evaluated at Hockenheim by Audi and Aston Martin in the race-taxis used during the weekend support program for competition winners, VIPs and prominent guests for unique, high-speed passenger rides. This new formulation mirrors the high-quality performance levels of Aral Ultimate 102, the fuel used in the DTM.

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MARCH 16, 2017

Soot particles emitted from aircraft engines serve as condensation nuclei for small droplets and ice crystals, driving the formation of contrails. The possibility of reducing the engine exhaust soot emissions by more than half using biofuels paves the way for reducing the climatic impact of contrails. Moore, Kenneth L.

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JANUARY 25, 2017

This collaboration is in line with the implementation of the DAFI Directive (Directive 2014/94 - Deployment of Alternative Fuels Infrastructures), with a particular focus on certain countries and regions, starting from Wallonia, Belgium. FCA is pursuing the development of alternative fuel motors as a key pillar in its strategy.

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MARCH 3, 2015

—Mitch Nichols, UPS senior vice president of transportation and engineering. Global routes outside of the US will be deployed after 2017 to further reduce miles driven, vehicle maintenance, fuel use and CO 2 emissions. By the end of 2017, UPS anticipates logging one billion miles from its alternative fuel fleet.

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JULY 29, 2015

Neste, Renewable Energy Group (REG) and Solazyme will supply renewable diesel to UPS to help facilitate the company’s shift to move more than 12% of its purchased ground fuel from conventional diesel and gasoline fuel to alternative fuels by the end of 2017.

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APRIL 2, 2015

increase to UPS’ current industry-leading alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet of 5,088 vehicles worldwide. To support the purchase and planned deployment of the 1,400 new CNG vehicles, UPS plans to build 15 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations. Agility providing 445 CNG fuel systems to UPS.

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AUGUST 9, 2016

The Hydrogen Horizon Automotive Challenge is a semester-long, afterschool program focused on alternative fuels and climate change. During the hands-on program, teams of high school students have the opportunity to build their own fuel cell remote control vehicles and learn first-hand about the future of fuel cell technology.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

“We are focused on delivering improved fuel efficiency and reduced emissions through smaller and optimized engines. Our engine mix is intentionally moving toward smaller, 4-cylinder engines.” Our engine mix is intentionally moving toward smaller, 4-cylinder engines. —Chrysler S-1. Vehicle energy use.

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DECEMBER 2, 2015

Construction is estimated to start in summer 2016 and to be completed by the end of 2017, with the planned start of operations in the first half of 2018. Chiyoda is the EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) company for the plant. Itochu Enex will supply fuel feedstock other than the microalgae. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

A Look at the Lightest Alternative Fuel. Research on hydrogen vehicles dipped until the 1990s when European countries announced plans for more hydrogen-centered car power, such as the 2005-07 bi-fuel BMW 7-Series with a V12 engine that ran on either compressed hydrogen or gasoline. Hydrogen Vehicles in 2022.

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JULY 14, 2017

AC Transit says that with each accomplishment, it has advanced alternative fuel vehicles by both proving the durability of hydrogen fuel cell in daily revenue service and remaining at least one year ahead of federal recommendations. A diesel engine’s life expectancy is 6 years or 250,000 miles before overhaul.

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DECEMBER 7, 2016

—Mark Wallace, UPS senior vice president global engineering and sustainability. If successful, UPS envisions additional eBike deployment and testing in 2017. By the end of 2016, UPS will have invested more than $750 million in alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles and fueling stations globally since 2009.

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