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Bentley installs biofuel tank at Crewe factory after successful biogasoline performance trial at Goodwood

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Bentley ran its six-strong fleet at Goodwood using the fuel and successfully completed all 32 hill-climbs. Enough straw, that when converted to biofuel, would power the Bentayga for 1100 miles or provide fuel for all of the Bentleys for the weekend at Goodwood. second run putting it in the top-three production cars of the weekend.

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Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

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For the last 18 months, a fleet of 6 methanol-fueled versions of the Geely Emgrand 7 cars have been in Iceland. The methanol fleet test is a collaboration between Geely, CRI and Brimborg, a local dealership and automotive service provider. liter, 127 hp engine which can run on both 100% methanol (M100) and gasoline.

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Bosch on importance of renewable synthetic fuels to reach climate goals; e-fuels

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Electromobility is just now picking up momentum; further, electric cars are only as emissions-free as the production of electricity that charges their batteries. In addition, around half the vehicles that will be on the road in 2030 have already been sold—most with gasoline or diesel engines. Then add carbon.

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US targeting net-zero aviation by 2050; heavy focus on SAF

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The document focuses on technologies that could substantially reduce the emissions from the commercial fleet of aircraft. As such, it does not focus on the use of electricity nor hydrogen, which could be used in small, short-haul aircraft. Analysis of future domestic and international aviation CO 2 emissions.

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UC Davis researcher finds ride-hailing EVs offer triple the emissions benefits of a personally owned EV

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Replacing a gasoline-powered ride-hailing vehicle with an electric vehicle can deliver three times the carbon benefits of a personally owned electric vehicle, according to a study by a University of California, Davis, researcher of Uber and Lyft data. The paper is published in the journal Nature Energy. Nat Energy (2020).

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Daimler and Geely to collaborate on a highly efficient powertrain system for hybrid applications

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By 2039, our ambition is a completely carbon-neutral new passenger car fleet. To this end, we are systematically converting our portfolio, so that by 2030 more than half of our passenger car sales will be comprised of plug-in hybrids or purely electric vehicles.

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Argonne and NGO Energy Vision case studies demonstrate success of renewable natural gas as transport fuel

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It converts manure to R-CNG using a large anaerobic digester, and uses the fuel to power its milk tanker trucks. That’s a 43% reduction in carbon emissions per gallon of milk, a selling point that helped the company negotiate an exclusive supply agreement with the national grocery chain Kroger.

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