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Hyundai opening R&D and Lab Center in Montana to design and build Ultimate Mobility Vehicles

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Hyundai New Horizons Studio (NHS), a unit focused on the development of Ultimate Mobility Vehicles (UMVs) ( earlier post ), will open a new Research, Development and Lab Center in Bozeman, Montana. Elevate concept revealed in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2019. Market research and assessment. Testing operations.

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EIA: Permian region expected to drive US crude oil production growth through 2019

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million b/d in 2019. In particular, the Permian region in western Texas and eastern New Mexico is expected to account for more than half of the growth in crude oil production through 2019. million b/d in 2019. EIA forecasts Federal Offshore Gulf of Mexico (GOM) production to grow by 158,000 b/d in 2019 to average 1.9

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Farmer-owned cooperative CHS investing $406M in Montana refinery to boost diesel production

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refinery to boost efficiency and increase diesel production.The investments consist of related projects, some of which will begin this fall, and are expected to be completed in phases through 2019. a leading farmer-owned cooperative in the US and a global energy, grains and foods company, will invest $406 million in its Laurel, Mont.,

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IHS Markit: average age of cars and light trucks in US rises again in 2019 to 11.8 years

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from 2018-2019 while in the Midwest they aged by just 0.4%. The state of Montana has the oldest average age with light vehicles averaging 16.6 From 2018-2019, the average age of passenger cars increased 2.2% The oldest light vehicles are found in the West at 12.4 years while the youngest are found in the Northeast at 10.9

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StarMetro places 3rd order for electric buses with Proterra for Florida State; 100% battery-electric fleet

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Operations are expected to begin mid-2019 with an initial deployment of 15 buses, with the remaining seven buses expected to deploy in 2021. Proterra has also sold its Catalyst buses to the University of Montana, Duke University and Alabama A&M University.

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‘West Electric Highway’ develops EV charging in eight Western States

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ChargeWest and Utah Clean Cities have formed a coalition of at least 21 different partners from eight states, including Montana, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona, and New Mexico, as well as two national organizations, the Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Program and the National Association of State Energy Officials.

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PNNL study finds that PHEVs and BEVs could serve as feasible resource to offset grid imbalances caused by integration of large amounts of intermittent wind generation

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The report examined grid conditions in the Northwest Power Pool, which covers Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming; many of them home to abundant wind resources and wind energy projects.

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