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News: 10 Best States To Own an EV

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The cost of buying and running an EV varies depending on where you live. Down at the bottom of the list are: Alabama. Calculating the cost of gas compared to the cost of electricity over the length of car ownership, Jerry found Washington, Oregon and Nevada EV owners would save more than $4,800. California. Rhode Island.

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Feature: Are Eco-Friendly Cars Expensive to Own?

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Despite higher upfront costs, eco-friendly vehicles are better for not only the planet, but also your wallet. A study conducted by a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) compared the lifetime costs of owning a gas-powered vehicle versus that of owning an eco-friendly vehicle. Hybrids and EVs can cost you less.

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US DOE to Invest Up to $989M in Three Carbon Capture and Sequestration Projects; Total Project Value of $3.18B

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billion in private capital cost share as part of the third round of the Department’s Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI). The Clean Coal Power Initiative Round III was created in 2005 to reduce the time it would take for low-emission coal technologies to be ready for commercial use. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid

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Clean Fleet Report got a chance to sample the model at a recent media event in San Diego. There is a choice of eight colors—Jet Black Mica, Cypress, Celestite, Wind Chill Pearl (with a $425 added cost) and Sonic Silver Metallic, Barcelona Red Metallic, Blue Crush Metallic and Acidic Blast. The last four have a contrasting black roof.

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Vitruivan crowd-sourcing funding for novel biofuel from sewage treatment bio-solids

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It can be used as a fuel additive to displace and clean up existing fossil fuels, and to lower their carbon footprint. million per year at a 200,000 person WWTP when the crude product is further separated into purified chemicals, these are then sold and the chemical sales’ revenues are used to subsidize the cost of the biofuel.

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DOE BETO awards $10M to 7 advanced biofuels projects

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The Ohio State University in collaboration with the University of Alabama and Green Biologics. Further develop a co-solvent pretreatment for high yields of clean fuel precursor fractions that can significantly improve downstream chemical catalytic upgrading to final biofuel additives. OPX Biotechnologies.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Mazda CX-50 AWD

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Clean Fleet Report will write a more detailed Road Test review in the coming months. The CX-50 is built at the Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM) plant in Huntsville, Alabama. During our 6+ hours driving, Clean Fleet Report’s CX-50 was powered by the optional 2.5-liter Mazda adds another SUV. The Skyactiv-G 2.5-liter

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