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EIA: China promoting both fuel efficiency and alternative-fuel vehicles to curb growing oil use

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Consumption of gasoline in China grew from 0.9 This continues a trend of significant growth in China’s transportation sector since the 1990s. Increasing oil demand is requiring increasing imports; since 2009, China has been importing more than half of its petroleum needs. China vehicle sales and gasoline consumption.

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

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In two packages of awards, the California Energy Commission approved more than $44 million to expand the hydrogen fueling infrastructure and increase the number of alter alternative fuel vehicles on the road in the state. million to build a hydrogen fueling station in Anaheim (Orange County). Galpin Motors, Inc.,

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Westport Acquires OMVL of Italy and 100% of Juniper Engines for 19M; Launching a Light-Duty Automotive Strategy for Alternative Fuel Engines

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liter alternative fuel engines. Those engines were based on the Hyundai Motor Company’s 2.0-liter Strategic investments in new markets and OEM-class products and capabilities will allow Juniper to compete for leadership in the light-duty alternative fuels market, Westport says. liter and 2.4-liter liter and 2.4-liter

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Road Test: 2023 Polestar 2 Dual Motor Performance Plus

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Next up will be the Polestar 2 with a larger single electric motor and then the company’s first SUV, the Polestar 3. Power and Range The 2023 Polestar 2 Dual Motor Performance Plus, built in Luqiao, China, has electric motors on each axle, producing a total of 476 horsepower and 502 pound-feet of torque.

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Oil companies “break the circle”! Total Energy to build tens of thousands of charging piles in China

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In 2021, one out of every ten cars sold in China will be a new energy vehicle. When “replacing oil with electricity” has become a trend, the transportation industry has maintained the era of fuel oil for hundreds of years, but it is also undergoing subversive changes. of the total number of motor vehicles in my country.

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General Motors And Tengzhong Sign Definitive Agreement For Sale Of HUMMER

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General Motors and Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., Once the transaction is complete, HUMMER will become the first automaker to offer an alternative fuel powertrain in every model, with the addition of E85 FlexFuel capability in the 2010 H3 and H3T. Citi is acting as financial advisor to GM.

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DOE to award $12.5M to improve efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty trucks as part of new tech track for US-China initiative

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The Consortium that is funded through this solicitation will form a new technical track under the US-China Clean Energy Research Center , a bilateral initiative to encourage R&D collaboration and accelerate technology development and deployment in both countries. Alternative fuel combustion. Funding available is $12.5

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