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Mississippi State University Takes First in Year Two of EcoCAR Competition With Biodiesel EREV

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Students from Mississippi State University placed first in the 2010 EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge finals in San Diego, Calif. after designing and building an biodiesel extended-range electric vehicle (EREV). Virginia Tech earned second place with an ethanol EREV design and Penn State came in third place building a biodiesel EREV.

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UPS plans to build 9 additional LNG stations at cost of ~$50M

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UPS plans to invest approximately $50 million to build an additional nine liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling stations, bringing the total number of stations to 13. The expansion will include on-site fueling stations in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas. Phoenix, Ariz.,

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Rivian is offering attractive R1T, R1S lease deals starting as low as $559 per month

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Rivian sweetens EV lease deals on R1T and R1S models Rivian doesn’t just build EVs. With up to 400 miles estimated range and 104 cu ft of storage, the electric SUV can haul gear, car seats, and camping equipment or take the entire family on an adventure. The deal is for the Dual-Motor AWD (Standard Battery Pack) with 270 miles range.

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DOI: latest Gulf of Mexico oil & gas lease sales garner $872M in high bids

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The latest lease sales build on the first three sales held under the Obama Administration’s Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017 (Five Year Program) that offered more than 60 million acres for development and garnered $1.4 billion in bid revenues.

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Obama Administration to offer 40 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas development

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The lease sales build on the first three sales in the Five Year Program that offered more than 79 million acres for development and garnered $1.4 million acres, located from three to 230 nautical miles offshore Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, in water depths ranging from 9 to more than 11,115 feet (3 to 3,400 meters).

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Denbury Undertakes Midwest CO2 Pipeline Feasibility Study

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has initiated a comprehensive feasibility study of a possible long-term CO 2 pipeline project which would connect proposed gasification plants in the Midwest to Denbury’s existing CO 2 pipeline infrastructure in Mississippi or Louisiana. Denbury Resources Inc. billion, based on the cost of other pipelines recently built or under construction.

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Mullen Automotive labeled ‘Another Fast Talking EV Hustle’ in new Hindenburg Research report

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” Founded in 2014, Mullen has been attempting to build competitive electric vehicles and develop new battery technology that would revolutionize the increasingly-saturated industry. An all-electric crossover, Mullen estimates the range will be around 325 miles, with a max speed of 155 MPH and 0-60 in just 3.2