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Diesel Technology Forum: 57% of all commercial diesel trucks on the roads in US are near-zero emissions models

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are electric, and the remainder are gasoline or other fuels. are powered by diesel, gasoline (22.9%), compressed natural gas (0.46%), other (ethanol, fuel cell, LNG, propane, 0.85%) and electric (0.09%). They comprise 57% of all commercial diesel trucks (Class 3-8) on the roads today. are advanced diesel technology; 2.1%

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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding a combined $2.8 Earlier post.) Of that, $1.6

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DOE closes $102.1M loan to Syrah Technologies to expand production of graphite-based active anode material

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million loan to Australia-based Syrah Technologies LLC for the expansion of its Syrah Vidalia Facility in Louisiana—a processing facility that produces graphite-based active anode material (AAM), a critical material used in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and other clean energy technologies. Earlier post.).

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J.D. Power: US growing increasingly divided on EV adoption

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Meanwhile, the states with the lowest levels of EV adoption—Michigan, Iowa, Kansas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Wyoming, Louisiana, South Dakota, West Virginia and North Dakota—have gone in the opposite direction, with adoption rates declining on average in the first half of 2023. Each month, the J.D.

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California ARB releases four new LCFS pathways for renewable diesel; 20.28 - 53.86 gCO2e/MJ

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Charles, Louisiana. All of these co-product streams go to the adjacent Valero refinery. DGD purchases electric power, natural gas, and hydrogen from the refinery; the natural gas is used to produce steam and in direct heaters. Renewable Diesel produced from US Soybean, Fuel produced in Louisiana and transported to California.

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Tesla loses bid to tumble Louisiana’s stop on direct automotive gross sales

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The case is a part of Tesla’s process of reversing direct gross sales bans in some states in opposition to the electrical carmaker , which bypassed conventional automotive dealerships to promote cars to shoppers on-line or at its personal retail outlets. “(T)he direct gross sales stop applies similarly to all producers, and Tesla has alleged (..)

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Opinion: Politicians Are Lying About Biden's EPA Rule

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We can argue all day long about whether the rule is too stringent or not, or whether automakers will be able to achieve the administration's goals. But as the Times points out, the government is NOT forcing the fleet to become all electric: The E.P.A. The future is electric,” he said. regulation is not a ban.

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