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euglena planning commercial production of biojet and renewable diesel from algae in Japan

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plans to produce and supply biojet and renewable diesel in Japan at commercial scale in the 2020s with support from the City of Yokohama, Chiyoda Corporation, Itochu Enex Co., Isuzu Motors and All Nippon Airways (ANA). Isuzu will evaluate the renewable diesel, and ANA will evaluate the biojet. Japan-based euglena Co.

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NREL announces $18M investment in 9 new projects to advance medium- and heavy-duty natural gas vehicle technologies

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Projects selected through this solicitation will complement DOE’s Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO) research started in FY 2017. The partners have a history of working together to identify and fund important natural gas vehicle projects, including supporting many of the technologies on the road today. Plug-in Hybrid CNG Drayage Truck “PHET”.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

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GM’s signature EV now is the Chevrolet Bolt EV , another new name, which arrived as a 2017 model and promptly won Motor Trend ’s Car of the Year award. Geo renamed the Nova as the Geo Prizm and added other models jointly produced with Isuzu and Suzuki in North America and Japan, but separated them from its “American” cars.

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News: 2025 Honda CR-V e:FCEV

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Carbon neutrality for all Honda products and corporate activities by 2050. In addition to the 2025 CR-V e:FCEV for consumers, Honda Motor Company and Isuzu Motors Limited are branching into the area of commercial vehicles. Using 100-percent sustainable materials, enabling Honda to recycle or reuse all materials from its vehicles.

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Calif. Energy Commission to award more than $44M for hydrogen refueling and alternative fuel vehicle projects

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Studies suggest that 68 stations are needed by 2017 to support the market. Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc., Further promoting this market is the recent establishment of a new federal Energy Department public-private partnership effort called H2USA, which includes Toyota, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz and Honda. Earlier post.).