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PNNL-led project to boost productivity, lower cost of algae biofuels and bioproducts offering collaboration opportunities

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The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is leading the DISCOVR (Development of Integrated Screening, Cultivar Optimization and Verification) project to help find the best algae strains for biofuels and bioproducts to reduce the cost of producing bioenergy from algae feedstocks. —Michael Huesemann.

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DISCOVR project seeking high productivity algae to reduce cost of biofuels

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Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, with colleagues from Los Alamos, Sandia and NREL, are working to lower the cost of producing biofuels from algae. Determining strains of algae that are highly productive could help lower the cost of biofuel production. Source: BETO peer review.Click to enlarge.

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Study of 5-year TCO suggests ongoing challenge to unsubsidized BEV cost-competitiveness

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A team at Arizona State University has analyzed the five-year Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for representative electric, hybrid, and conventional vehicles—the Nissan Leaf (BEV), Toyota Prius (HEV), and Toyota Corolla (ICEV)—in 14 US cities from 2011 to 2015. Breetz, Deborah Salon (2018) “Do electric vehicles need subsidies?

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Study of 5-year TCO suggests ongoing challenge to unsubsidized BEV cost-competitiveness

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A team at Arizona State University has analyzed the five-year Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for representative electric, hybrid, and conventional vehicles—the Nissan Leaf (BEV), Toyota Prius (HEV), and Toyota Corolla (ICEV)—in 14 US cities from 2011 to 2015. Breetz, Deborah Salon (2018) “Do electric vehicles need subsidies?

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ASU research finds that Cash for Clunkers rebates were too high to prompt car upgrades

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New research from a team at Arizona State University shows that even when receiving a big rebate from the government, consumers won’t always behave in expected ways. Three professors in the W. —Michael Wiles. Nobody has shown that before, but all of these car firms have vertical branding strategies and this provides support for that.

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Road Trip: 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium Extended Range

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There were few times, as we drove through California, Nevada, Arizona and Utah, where the brake pedal was applied. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. Photos by John Faulkner and Ford. [ Our road tests are based on this one-week drive of a new vehicle.

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Road Test: 2023 Genesis GV60 EV

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The GV60 is sold in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Utah and Washington states. Road Test: 2018 Genesis G90. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. Advanced $60,385. Performance $69,385. Road Test: 2021 Genesis GV80.