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Hertz introduces CNG vehicle rentals in US; Civics and Yukons

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Hertz will begin renting eight CNG Honda Civics and two CNG GMC Yukons at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City early next month. Oklahoma City is serving as a pilot program for Hertz’s CNG airport rentals program. —Mark P. Frissora, Hertz Chairman and CEO.

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Canoo delivers initial LDVs from 9,300-unit Kingbee order

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The 9,300-vehicle sale agreement also includes the option to increase its order to 18,600 vehicles as available from Canoo. Canoo has been delivering small volumes of its LDVs over the past couple of years, and it delivered the first units built at its Oklahoma City plant to state offices just last month.

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Velocys announces construction complete at ENVIA’s GTL plant

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Velocys plc announced that construction of ENVIA Energy’s GTL plant in Oklahoma City is now complete. In February 2016, as part of a stakeholder capital contribution, Velocys made available to ENVIA a senior loan of US$9 million, secured on the project. Early commissioning steps have begun.

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Velocys reports ENVIA’s GTL plant has reached 200 barrels/day milestone; confirms site for first US biorefinery

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Velocys plc announced that production at ENVIA Energy’s Oklahoma City gas-to-liquids plant has reached an operational capacity of 200 barrels per day (bpd), passing a key capacity milestone. In order to meet this milestone and support continued operations, Velocys has extended the loan arrangement it has made available to ENVIA by $0.7

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UPS makes largest purchase of renewable natural gas yet in the US: 170M gallon equivalents over 7 years

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Commerce City, Colo.; El Paso, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Kansas City, Kan.; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Salt Lake City, Utah; San Antonio, Texas; Shreveport, La.; Littlefair, is the exclusive provider of Redeem RNG, the first RNG made available in commercial quantities in the US. Atlanta, Ga.; Chattanooga, Tenn.;

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ENVIA suspends operations at Oklahoma City GTL plant

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The Board of ENVIA Energy (ENVIA) has decided to suspend operations at the Oklahoma City gas-to-liquids plant ( earlier post ) and to undertake a review of strategic alternatives in order to preserve the value inherent in the facility. The ENVIA plant uses Velocys Fischer-Tropsch technology to produce premium wax, diesel and naphtha.

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Canoo announces massive stock sale to fund production ramp

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” Currently, Canoo is establishing two manufacturing facilities in Oklahoma. The first plant, located in Oklahoma City , is scheduled to begin production this year and is aiming for a run rate of 20,000 vehicles annually. Canoo said the 50 million shares will bring in a total of $52.5