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Blue Sun to build and operate renewable jet, diesel and gasoline demonstration facility; next step commercial volumes

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announced a partnership for the design, construction, and operation of a Biofuels ISOCONVERSION Process (BIC) demonstration system using the ARA and Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) process for the production of certification quantities of 100% drop-in renewable jet, diesel, and gasoline. (ARA) and Blue Sun Energy, Inc. Earlier post.).

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MIT study concludes V2G-enabled electric commercial trucks could offer lower total operating cost than conventional diesel fleet

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A new study by researchers at MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics (CTL), concludes that electric commercial vehicles can cost 9 to 12% less to operate than trucks powered by diesel engines when used to make deliveries on an everyday basis in big cities and when V2G (vehicle-to-grid) revenue is incorporated. kilowatt-hours per mile.

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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans

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liter V6 gasoline engine, but the new EV is still quite pricey. It starts just under $90,000, including the mandatory destination fee, while the cheapest gasoline Cargo Van version costs half that. None of the “import” brands currently offer light commercial EVs in the US. GM’s BrightDrop vans are assembled in Ingersoll, Canada.

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Blue Sun Energy, ARA Inc. and Chevron Lummus Global achieve production milestone for renewable drop-in fuels

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Joseph, Missouri. This is a key milestone toward commercial scale production, with initial results showing comparable system performance in the scale-up from our 4 barrel/day pilot system in Panama City, Florida to the 100 BBL/day demonstration system in St. Blue Sun Energy, ARA Inc. Earlier post.)

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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans – Charged EVs

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liter V6 gasoline engine, but the new EV is still quite pricey. It starts just under $90,000, including the mandatory destination fee, while the cheapest gasoline Cargo Van version costs half that. None of the “import” brands currently offer light commercial EVs in the US. inches respectively.

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Gevo Biobutanol Retrofit Plant Starts Up; Gevo Launches Development Company to Retrofit Ethanol Plants

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Joseph, Missouri, Gevo is demonstrating the viability of its technology for retrofitting existing ethanol plants to make biobutanol. Gevo’s biobutanol can be blended directly into gasoline. Standard automobile and small engines can run on biobutanol blended into gasoline at any ratio, according to Gevo. ICM’s pilot plant at St.

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CALSTART Small Hybrid Bus Working Group Selects StarTrans-Azure Dynamics for National Hybrid Bus Deployment

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The vehicles are 23-foot, gasoline-powered hybrid electric cutaway buses using the StarTrans Senator bus body, Ford E450 chassis, and the Azure Dynamics Balance parallel electric hybrid system with the Ford 5.4L HTUF works to speed the commercialization of hybrid drivelines that could be used in both military and commercial vehicles.

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