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Future Fuel Strategies: 40+ countries developing light-duty vehicle fuel economy standards

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Fuels market analyst Tammy Klein notes that more than 40 countries are developing light-duty vehicle fuel economy standards. Ten years ago, only four governments 10 years ago had introduced mandatory GHG emission and/or fuel economy standards: China, Japan, South Korea, and the United States.

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ExxonMobil and Porsche testing biofuels and lower-carbon eFuel in race conditions

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Analysis indicates the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly with a liquid fuel. The eFuel is anticipated to achieve a greenhouse gas emissions reduction of up to 85%, when blended to current market fuel standards for today’s passenger vehicles. eFuels are a good complement to our powertrain strategy.

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Global geothermal industry passes 12,000 MW operational

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Financing was announced for projects in Costa Rica, Dominica, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Tanzania, and the United States, while projects in drilling and start-of-construction phases made headway in Chile, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, Montserrat, The Philippines, Rwanda, and Zambia.

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Volvo launches the world’s largest bus; 30m, 300 passengers

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One biarticulated bus of the model replaces three standard vehicles. The high-capacity buses reduce the number of vehicles operating in the bus corridors, leading to an increased average speed of the system as well as reduced emissions. The bus will be able to carry up to 30 passengers more than the preceding model.

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Nature Materials editorial urges reconsideration of approach to battery regulation in Europe

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The European Union (EU) … is planning to require that all new cars sold from 2035 have zero carbon emissions—a bold and valuable goal, but one that will demand the rapid development of both vehicle-charging infrastructure and battery production.

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Tesla Model X driven, Apple car by 2020, Ford criticizes Euro carbon goals: Today's Car News

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Today, we drive the Tesla Model X, Tesla CEO Elon Musk predicts Apple will build electric cars by 2020, and European Ford boss Jim Farley says stricter emissions standards could make cars unaffordable. Chile is. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Siemens Completes Successful First Firing of PetroAlgae’s Biomass Fuel in Pilot Plant-scale Pulverized Coal Burner

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The fuel burned well and emissions testing showed that the biomass/coal fuel mixture produced 20% lower NO x emissions than coal alone. The biomass and coal mixture produced lower emissions with staging than without, as expected. Tests were conducted with and without external air staging. PetroAlgae Inc. PetroAlgae Inc.

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