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Louisiana Gov candidate & AG Jeff Landry defends dealers in Tesla’s lawsuit

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Louisiana Attorney General, Jeff Landry, who recently just announced he was running for governor next year, defended dealerships that are named in a lawsuit brought by Tesla. . Tesla also pointed out that there’s collusion between Louisiana’s automobile regulators and the dealerships trying to suppress competition. .

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Grön Fuels selects Haldor Topsoe technologies for multi-billion-dollar renewable fuels complex in Louisiana

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The low-carbon fuels produced can directly substitute conventional fuels in cars, trucks and airplanes, while utilizing existing fuel storage tanks and infrastructure such as long-haul pipelines.

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Tesla loses direct sales lawsuit that aimed to fight stressful carbuying

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Tesla had its lawsuit against the State of Louisiana that aimed to enable direct sales of vehicles thrown out by a federal court late last week in an effort to fight stressful car buying. Tesla has operated with a direct-to-consumer sales model, which fixes prices on vehicles unless the automaker adjusts them.

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Nissan launching upgraded 2012 LEAF in new US markets

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—Brian Carolin, senior vice president, Sales and Marketing, Nissan North America. Cold weather features standard on Nissan LEAF: As the Nissan LEAF rolls out to US markets with colder climates, cold weather features become standard equipment on all trim levels of the Nissan LEAF.

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Honeywell and suppliers to invest ~$300M to boost production of HFO-1234yf low GWP MAC coolant

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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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DOE to award up to $1.2B to two direct air capture (DAC) demonstrations

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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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Honeywell partners with Asahi Glass to boost production of HFO-1234yf

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AGC will manufacture HFO-1234yf in Japan, and Honeywell will market the product to customers in the U.S, 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. This GWP is 99.9% Europe and Asia.