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US Coal companies merge: Murray Energy acquires controlling interest in Foresight Energy GP LLC for $1.395B

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As a point of comparison, Peabody Energy, the world’s largest coal company, with operations in the US and Australia, produced 227.2 million tons of combined production last year, according to the companies’ respective annual reports. Murray with ~65 million, Foresight with 22.5 million tons, about 83% of that (189 million tons) in the US.).

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NREL Study Finds UPS First-Generation Hybrid Vans Deliver Almost 29% Greater Fuel Economy

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UPS van fuel economy comparison. Testing was performed over multiple standard drive cycles—the Combined International Local and Commuter Cycle, the West Virginia University City cycle, and the Central Business District cycle—to evaluate the fuel economy and emissions benefits gained through hybridization.

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Study finds high exhaust temperatures within NTE operation for heavy-duty diesels with aftertreatment systems contribute to high nanoparticle concentrations

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The particle number count under those conditions increased by more than an order of magnitude in comparison to DPF-out particle concentrations. The transient results illustrate the gradual formation of the nucleation mode particles with continuous increase in exhaust temperatures. Credit: ACS, Thiruvengadam et al. Click to enlarge.

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US vehicle miles travelled up 3% in first 9 months of 2016 to 2.4 trillion miles

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The September 2016 report also includes seasonally-adjusted data, which is conducted by USDOT’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics as a way to even out seasonal variation in travel and enable vehicle miles travelled (VMT) comparisons with any other month in any year. The seasonally-adjusted vehicle miles traveled for September 2016 were 268.7

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Researchers find Nissan LEAF creates less CO2 than Toyota Prius hybrid in west US and Texas, but more in N. Midwest

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For example, the state with the largest state subsidies ($7500) for BEVs is West Virginia, which is under the RFC region, where the Nissan LEAF and the Chevy Volt are likely higher emitting than the Toyota Prius.

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Tesla and its Supercharger Network dominate 11-way 1,000-mile EV test

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Participants in the event, which were comprised of two-person teams, were given free rein to select their own route, provided that they hit checkpoints in Cincinnati; Athens, Ohio; Morgantown, West Virginia; Erie, Pennsylvania; and Ann Arbor. .

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

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The EV battery start-up company SPARKZ is going to fill its worker needs in its planned West Virginia plant by recruiting and retraining laid off coal miners. How much the coal miners will earn in wages and benefits in comparison to what they previously did will be interesting to watch.

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