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App-based mobile gas station Booster Fuels raises $20M in Series B

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Booster has become a highly sought-after perk at more than 300 large employers including Cisco, Oracle, Gilead, eBay, PepsiCo, Facebook, as well as most of the Fortune 100 companies based in Booster’s two current service regions: the Dallas-Fort Worth and San Francisco Bay areas.

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Amtrak test of B20 snags TIME recognition

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The Heartland Flyer operates daily between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth. In previously conducted stationary locomotive engine testing, the B20 blend reduced hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide each by 10%, reduced particulates by 15% and sulfates by 20%. The biodiesel blend is provided by a Texas-based vendor.

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4,500th GE Evolution Series Locomotive enters service; reductions in fuel consumption and emissions

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If a railroad replaced 4,500 EMD locomotives with corresponding GE locomotives, it would save approximately 72 million gallons of fuel a year and reduce its carbon emissions by more than 580,000 metric tons annually. According to the research study, GE’s locomotives are 6% more fuel-efficient compared to their EMD counterparts.

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Deploying Electric Buses At Airports Is Easy With This Tool

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