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Alabama, Mississippi to assess oil sands resources in their states

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Alabama and Mississippi are forming a partnership to further study the oil sands resources in the two states, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant announced on Saturday while speaking to the Southern States Energy Board.

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Volkswagen again reaffirms 20 new PEV models coming across the Group; MEB development

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This will focus on the major fields of future importance in the industry—such as digitalization, networking, e-mobility and new mobility services. billion as a provision for legal risks worldwide. In fiscal year 2015, Bentley generated sales revenue of €1.9 billion in total. Volkswagen also set aside another €7.0

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Volkswagen Group launching major electro-mobility campaign in China; $25B on new vehicles, technologies and plants up to 2018

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Furthermore, the Bentley Hybrid Concept opens a window on the broad-ranging potential of hybrid technology. 17 Group models already meet the updated legal requirements set by the Chinese authorities to qualify as “especially energy-efficient vehicles.”. Earlier post.). All these vehicles are highly efficient and eco-friendly.

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Ferrari’s Plug-in Hybrid One-Ups the Combustion Engine

Cars That Think

Michael Leiters , who was Ferrari’s chief technology officer (he recently left the company), says there’s no denying that electrification in the car industry is largely being driven by the need to comply with strict emissions regulations, including for carbon dioxide. liters of displacement, for an industry-record 221 hp per liter.

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3 Scenarios That Would Make An EV Ineligible For the Federal EV Tax Credit

EV Adoption

Most industry observers I’ve spoken with believe that the bill provision is dictated by the EV model’s base trim — meaning any other trim would still qualify even if it exceeded the applicable MSRP cap. But there will also be a Ford F-150 Lightning Platinum trip with a starting MSRP of $90,474.