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AUGUST 29, 2012

With Hurricane Isaac (pictured) causing chaos in Louisiana, the US Environmental Protection Agency has moved quickly to waive several clean gasoline requirements for the state. The waiver [.].

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NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Mysterious electric-car startup Faraday Future said yesterday that it will invest $1 billion in a U.S. factory, which will begin producing cars within two years. The company has not selected a site, but said it is considering locations in California, Georgia, Louisiana, and Nevada. The Lone.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Last month, Faraday Future announced that it was considering sites in California, Georgia, Louisiana, and Nevada for a $1 billion electric-car plant. Now, it appears Nevada is the preferred location for the plant, which will build the electric car Faraday plans to launch in 2017.

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AUGUST 12, 2023

billion to advance the development of two commercial-scale direct air capture facilities in Texas and Louisiana. The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $1.2

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APRIL 23, 2010

has shown a drivable prototype of its affordable, green V-Car to Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal and members of the press in Baton Rouge. While no photos were allowed, many more details have emerged of the car and its. Department of Energy, the reclusive V-Vehicle Co.

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

Among these investments, Honeywell will construct a high-volume manufacturing plant using new process technology at the company’s existing Geismar, Louisiana, refrigerants manufacturing site, which is expected to be fully operational in 2016. All cars sold in Europe after 2017 must meet the new GWP requirement of less than 150.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 18, 2009

The future may be green for General Motors, but it’s also green for an old General Motors plant. A closed plant in Louisiana will reopen soon under the ownership of V-Vehicle Co., a new US vehicle manufacturer that plans to build environmentally friendly cars at the facility.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2017

SporTran, a paratransit and fixed route transit services provider, with service to Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana, has deployed the state’s first fleet of battery-electric buses in Shreveport. The five Proterra 40' Catalyst E2 buses will go into service this month, and serve Louisiana’s third-largest city.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Analyzing more than 50 million anonymous car trips, INRIX Research found that 48% of all car trips in the most congested US metro areas are less than three miles (20% > 1 mile, 16% 1-2 miles and 12% 2-3 miles). These cities also feature warm climates with minimal topographic variation, providing further support for micromobility.

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MAY 7, 2018

Fledgling automaker Elio Motors said it has good news this week for its three-wheeled car, which has been delayed for several years.

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APRIL 30, 2024

& They’ve been joined by Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming in the suit.& Swelling vehicle prices was another issue.&

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APRIL 8, 2015

New York Auto Show Louisiana Three-wheel Fuel Economy Startups Elio Motors' CEO Paul Elio, speaking at last week''s New York Auto Show, said it has taken more than 41,000 deposits from eager potential buyers. But he also said the company''s best.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Startup company Elio intends to build cars in a disused General Motor assembly plant in Shreveport, Louisiana, but over the past few weeks, that plant’s future has.'

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

With the transition from a diesel-fueled fleet to trucks powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), Lowe’s expects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions nearly 20% and control fuel costs as it transports up to 68 truckloads each day to stores in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.

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AUGUST 19, 2011

The latest crazy idea to fuel your car with is one that may make you positively cringe. A group of researchers from the University of Louisiana think that alligator fat may make the perfect substitute for fossil-based fuels. According to the New York Times, scientists at the University say that alligator fat could be a [.].

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JANUARY 23, 2014

We continue to work with our customers to anticipate long-term demand, which will be met by a new high-volume manufacturing plant we will build in Geismar, Louisiana. All cars sold in Europe after 2017 must meet the new GWP requirement of less than 150. 2013, have a global-warming potential (GWP) below 150.

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JANUARY 7, 2016

Elio Motors is still working to put its three-wheeled, "84-mpg," two-seat car into production, which is proving to be quite a task. The company turned to a "crowdfunding" project last year to help raise the $230 million needed to start production at its ex-General Motors plant in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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MARCH 5, 2013

million tons per annum) at its Shell Geismar Chemicals facility in Geismar, Louisiana, in the United States. Once operational, this unit will supply LNG along the Mississippi River, the Intra-Coastal Waterway and to the offshore Gulf of Mexico and the onshore oil and gas exploration areas of Texas and Louisiana. Great Lakes.

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MARCH 25, 2010

million to re-equip and tool an existing manufacturing facility as VVC’s first regional assembly plant in Monroe, Louisiana. The first production prototype of the V Car is in testing and the projected national on-sale date was planned for the fourth quarter 2011. The first loan application was for $79.9 The second was for $241.2

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JULY 29, 2010

The project includes partnerships throughout the Southeast—from Maryland to Florida to Louisiana—including public and private fleet organizations, non-profits, government stakeholders, and several major alternative energy and manufacturing companies in the alternative fuel market.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Do you live in Indiana, Louisiana, Nevada, Ohio, Delaware, Rhode Island or Pennsylvania? If so then you can now place your order for a 2012 Nissan LEAF electric car. Nissan has expanded the availability of its flagship zero emission vehicle into these seven states.

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JULY 29, 2015

Renewable diesel is an advanced hydrocarbon-based fuel that is fully interchangeable with petroleum diesel and offers superior performance and benefits, much like how synthetic lubricants are used in cars instead of petroleum-based lubricants. UPS has been using renewable fuels for more than a year in trucks operating in Texas and Louisiana.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 9, 2010

Universities in Georgia, California, Louisiana, Texas, North Dakota and New York will benefit from more than $3.3million for advanced turbine technology [.]. Tags: Green cars Green credentials Latest news coal-based power generation DOE high hydrogen content fuels syngas US Department of Energy.

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AUGUST 27, 2020

Estimates comparing passenger-distance-specific CO 2 emissions place commercial air travel on single-aisle aircraft at nearly double that of any other individual widely used transportation source, including by rail, bus, or car. University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

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JULY 19, 2011

By the end of the year, Delaware, Indiana, Louisiana, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island will be added as markets where the Nissan LEAF will be available for order. On a whole, these early adopters report that they are using the Nissan LEAF as their primary car, and driving it far more than was originally anticipated.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Louis, Phoenix, Seattle, Dallas, Orlando, San Diego and Baton Rouge, Lake Charles and New Orleans—making up the Louisiana I-10 corridor, which runs East-West close to the Gulf of Mexico) with most refueling sites strategically located along major interstate highways and interchanges at existing ConocoPhillips branded retail stations.

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DECEMBER 23, 2009

To illustrate the direction being taken by Alon in the selection of vehicles for its corporate fleet, four different cars and light-duty trucks were on display at the announcement, including a Ford Fusion Hybrid, GMC Sierra Hybrid, Volkswagen Jetta TDI clean diesel and Volkswagen Touareg TDI clean diesel. Alon USA Energy, Inc.,

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JUNE 18, 2009

San Diego, California-based startup V-Vehicle Company (VVC) will begin assembling cars in Monroe, LA. VVC says that it will produce a high-quality, “environmentally friendly” and fuel-efficient car for the US market. VVC will assemble the cars at the former Guide Corp. Boone Pickens and James Davison, among others.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

The permit allows Alon to construct a double rail loop from a new spur connection off of the existing BNSF Railway capable of receiving two unit trains (a unit train contains about 100 cars) per day of crude. The refinery’s 70,000 barrels per day (bpd) maximum crude processing capacity is not being increased.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule for Model Years 2021-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks (SAFE Vehicles Rule) initiated a process to establish a new 50-state fuel economy and tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions standard for passenger cars and light trucks covering MY 2021 through 2026. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Last week, however, the two were definitely on good terms as the city council voted unanimously to make life easier for current and future electric car owners. New Orleans has a hot-and-cold relationship with environmentally friendly technology.

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MAY 9, 2009

That is the question posed by Car.com’s second annual Green Cities Index which shows which areas have the most interest in hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles. The index ranks cities across the USA by evaluating the number of hybrid searches as a percentage of overall car searches in each market and then ranking them.

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JUNE 21, 2016

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Louisiana State U.; Georgia Institute of Technology; Idaho National Laboratory; Jet Propulsion National Laboratory; Lamar U.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Michigan Tech Rail Transportation Program; Michigan Technological U.; Missouri U. Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Oregon State U.;

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AUGUST 30, 2009

Automobile manufacturers were given tax breaks to produce cars that ran on hydrous ethanol, and, by 1980, every automobile company in Brazil was following this lead. By the mid-1980s, three quarters of the cars manufactured in Brazil were capable of running on sugarcane-based hydrous ethanol. of water. Earlier GCC post.]

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APRIL 19, 2009

Aimed at meeting the real-life needs of drivers, these vehicles are closer in appearance to the cars seen on roads today. The Perseverance in the Face of Adversity Award was presented to two teams: Chitkara Institute of Engineering & Technology in India and Louisiana State University. Perseverance in the Face of Adversity.

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