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More than 100 Blue Bird electric school buses have been ordered so far; Cummins electric drive

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More than 100 electric school buses, powered by a Cummins fully electric drivetrain, have been ordered to date from Blue Bird Corporation, a school bus manufacturer highly focused on alternative fuel technologies. Blue Bird electric buses are already operating in California, North Dakota and Washington.

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Electric Vehicle Adoption Divide Mapped

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Some of this is down to how regional climates impact battery ranges or the fact that you really need a garage fitted for vehicle charging if you want to get the most out of owning an EV. EV share in California, today's EV leader, will hit 94 percent, while North Dakota, which has the lowest EV adoption rate today, will reach 19 percent, J.D.

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EERC Licenses New Process for Cellulosic Biofuels and Fuel Additives to Whole Energy Fuels for Commercialization

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The cellulosic diesel process can be modified to produce a gasoline-range blending component and various green chemicals. In addition to diesel fuel production the process will produce at least one chemical stream and a solid char stream. cellulosic diesel. cellulosic diesel. Block flow diagram of Mercurius’ process.

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Your Guide to Electric-Vehicle Charging-Station Tax Credits

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On the utility side, Rocky Mountain Power offers incentives to commercial customers in Utah that cover 75% of the costs, ranging from $1,000 per Level 2 charger up to $42,000 per multiport DC fast charger. Various tax and grant programs are available in every state except Alaska, Kansas, Kentucky, North Dakota, South Dakota and West Virginia.

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Navy to Test 50:50 Hydrotreated Renewable Jet Fuel Blend in F/A-18 Super Hornet; 590,000-Gallon HRJ Solicitation for Navy and Air Force

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(To move to a complete renewable jet fuel, UOP is developing a process of catalytic stabilization and deoxygenation of pyrolysis oil that delivers the requisite jet range cyclic hydrocarbons, and that would result in bio-content greater than 50%. Earlier post.)

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Your Questions Answered: How Much Does It Cost to Charge an EV?

Blink Charging

In this situation, VR refers to Vehicle Range, RPK refers to Range Per Kilowatt-hour (kWh), and CPK refers to Cost Per Kilowatt-hour (kWh). Too confusing? Idaho and North Dakota customers paid as little as 10.24¢/kWh and Hawaii customers paid as much as 43.18 ¢/kWh. kWh to $0.25/kWh.