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Gevo enters on-road automobile gasoline market in Houston with 12.5% isobutanol blend

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blend of its bio-isobutanol with gasoline marketed for use in automobiles has begun to be sold in the Houston area. Previously, Gevo and its partners have focused on specialty markets such as marinas and off-road engines. biobutanol with gasoline. with gasoline. with gasoline. announced that a 12.5% Earlier post.).

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Gevo to supply Musket Corporation with bio-isobutanol for gasoline blending; marine and off-road markets

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has entered into an agreement with Musket Corporation to supply bio-isobutanol for blending with gasoline. Initial target markets are expected to include the marine and off-road markets in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah. Gasoline demand for the marine market in the US is estimated to be approximately 1.7

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UPS updates 125 Workhorse E-GEN series hybrid electric step vans with smaller genset engine for better fuel economy

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A compact, quiet-running 650cc 2-cylinder engine replaces the previous 2.4L 4-cylinder engine; charging capability remains the same, as does the electric range. The smaller engine will improve fuel economy, however. liter internal combustion engine (ICE) served as the genset engine.

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ATLIS Motor Vehicles and Clemson University partner to advance development of EV batteries

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ATLIS, a startup company based in Arizona, is developing battery cells and packs to power the Atlis XP Platform and XT pickup truck. I was presented the opportunity to partner with ATLIS through one of my former students who is now an engineer at ATLIS. ATLIS Motor Vehicles, Inc. —Professor Rao.

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Fortistar and Paloma Dairy begin construction on RNG facility that will produce 1.6M GGE of fuel annually

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million gasoline gallon equivalents (GGE) of vehicle fuel annually for the Class 8 trucking sector—enough fuel to move 10 million miles of freight. Montrose Water and Sustainability Services, a division of Montrose Environmental Group, completed design and engineering for the project as well as equipment procurement.

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Toyota introduces 2022 Toyota Tundra pickup with new i-FORCE MAX hybrid option

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liter V6 engine produces up to 389 horsepower and 479 lb-ft (649 N·m) of torque. With the water-cooled intercooler keeping turbo temperatures down, the V6 engine improves on the outgoing V8 engine in every way. The new, base twin-turbo 3.5-liter The rear frame member is widened to improve stability and towing capability.

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UPS adding 200 more series hybrid delivery trucks

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The vehicles have the same 650cc 2-cylinder engine and E-GEN chassis as the 125 vehicles UPS announced earlier this year. Equipped with lithium ion batteries and a range-extender engine, these trucks will deliver significant fuel economy equivalency gains, approximately four times the fuel economy of a gasoline powered vehicle.

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