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JUNE 10, 2009

Poway, California-based Plug In Conversions Corp. kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. Ewert Energy Systems video (handheld) of driving a Prius PHEV conversion at highway speeds.

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Liter) for gasoline or diesel using a blend of algae and waste feedstocks, using the latest growth, harvesting and fuel conversion technologies from OriginOil and other innovators. OriginOil’s model analyzes the entire algae production process at scale, integrating the latest advances in growth, harvesting and fuel conversion.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Tax credits and gasoline prices necessary for various electric vehicles to be cost-competitive with conventional vehicles at 2011 vehicle prices. That finding takes into account both the higher purchase price of an electric vehicle and the lower fuel costs over the vehicle’s life. Source: CBO. Click to enlarge. billion through 2019.

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APRIL 4, 2012

While sales of new light vehicles in the United States continued at a brisk pace in March 2012, the types of vehicles being purchased, as well as the types of buyers and the average transaction price are rapidly changing, according J.D. Conversely, 4-cylinder engines were fitted in 42.7%

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MAY 3, 2011

CLE’s purchase of products is contingent on, among other things, satisfaction of product specification criteria and RIN certification of the products as cellulosic biofuels under the US Renewable Fuel Standard. Re-Crude is refined into gasoline and diesel blendstocks that are compatible with existing fuel infrastructure.

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JUNE 10, 2011

While compressed natural gas (CNG) will play a role, particularly for high-mileage fleets, the report suggests that the chemical conversion of gas into some form of liquid fuel may be the best pathway to significant market penetration. emissions are reduced by around 25% relative to the use of gasoline for the same engine efficiency.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

conversion to fuel molecules or to electrons—depends on market and regulatory contexts that are outside the scope of attributional life cycle assessments (LCA). notes that those results assume that bioelectricity generation displaces gasoline. A 2009 life cycle analysis by Campbell et al. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 5, 2014

Metro Worldwide will also offer ICOM LPG conversions for existing bus fleets as well as full line Sales, Service, Installation and Warranty Services. Propane can reduce exhaust emissions by 30% to 50% versus gasoline and even more versus diesel fuels.

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MARCH 7, 2013

Researchers from the US and China have determined that a duckweed biorefinery producing a range of gasoline, diesel and kerosene products can be economically competitive with petroleum-based processes, even in some cases without environmental legislation that penalizes greenhouse gas emissions. C22 hydrocarbons are sent for further upgrading.

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The cooperation aims to develop a new technology to produce advanced bio-propanol from glycerin, a side stream of the production of industrial biodiesel (FAME, fatty acid methyl ester), that Eni will purchase from European producers. Propanol obtained via this innovative method can be easily added as a drop-in bio-fuel component to gasoline.

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DECEMBER 11, 2012

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) began accepting applications 1 December for its Natural Gas Vehicle Grant program, which will provide up to $20 milli on over the next three years to help pay for the incremental purchase and conversion costs of heavy-duty natural gas fleet vehicles.

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The deal provides critical charging infrastructure required to support the mass adoption of eco-friendly vehicles and could be the benchmark for future fossil fuel station conversions globally. In addition, the joint venture will develop and deploy an electric vehicle charging network to complement the gas station conversion program.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

The Gen 4 model achieves 61 MPGe on certified dyno testing, compared to 13 MPG for the gasoline version. Vehicles purchased by fleets in California are eligible for special funding via the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Hybrid and Zero Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP).

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Using bituminous coal from southern Wyoming, the Medicine Bow facility will produce 11,600 barrels per day of very low sulfur gasoline using GE gasification technology and methanol?to?gasoline gasoline (MTG) technologies. enhanced oil recovery in the United States, has agreed to purchase all of the carbon dioxide captured by the plant.

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JANUARY 21, 2011

Taxi Medallion Management in Chicago has purchased 12 Ford Transit Connect Taxis running on compressed natural gas (CNG) for its fleet. The purchase is part of the company’s goal of reducing emissions by 25%, said Michael Levine, CEO of Taxi Medallion Management. The Ford dealership, Packey Webb Ford, of Downers Grove, Ill.,

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MAY 25, 2018

A new study by a team from Aarhus University in Denmark has found that car dealerships pose a significant barrier to electric vehicle adoption at the point of sale due to a perceived lack of business case viability in relation to gasoline and diesel vehicles. Their study is published in the journal Nature. outside of Norway.

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MARCH 8, 2011

developer of a catalytic pyrolysis process to produce renewable oil from biomass ( earlier post ), has signed an offtake agreement with Hunt Refining Company, which has agreed to purchase renewable gasoline and diesel blendstocks and fuel oil produced at KiOR’s first commercial facility to be located in Columbus, MS.

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APRIL 30, 2010

The city of Boston this week became the first municipality in America to approve the Ford Transit Connect for taxi use, paving the way for taxi owners to purchase the new vehicle for their fleets. With its standard 2.0-liter With its standard 2.0-liter

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JANUARY 19, 2011

The Notice of Intent issued by Neste triggers implementation of the technology commercially and requires that the catalyst used in conjunction with the technology be purchased from HTI, a wholly owned subsidiary of Headwaters.

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JANUARY 7, 2011

According to the Maritz Automotive Research Group, which conducted the research based on a telephone survey of 1,207 licensed American drivers 18 years of age or older, top of mind consumer awareness about the electric-only vehicle category outpaces gasoline-electric hybrids. Gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles rose from 15 to 22%.

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JUNE 28, 2013

BAF supports clients with vehicle conversions through the Ford QVM program and aftermarket conversion products, alternative fuel systems, application engineering, service and warranty support. Clean Energy will provide 750,000 GGEs (gasoline gallons equivalents) of CNG, to be used by Westport as marketing and “bundling” incentives.

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MARCH 24, 2010

(CIL) announced that CIL has received purchase orders for 460 natural gas engines to customers outside of Delhi, India. The Government of India unveiled a transport stimulus package on 3 February 2009 to provide central funding to purchase buses for urban transport systems. India imports 70% of its diesel and gasoline.

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OCTOBER 8, 2011

Consumers’ expectations around the performance and purchase price of electric vehicles are so divergent from the actual offerings available today, that no more than 2–4% of consumers worldwide would have their expectations met, according to a new survey from Deloitte. range, convenience to charge and purchase price of the vehicle.

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US respondents are split when it comes to when they’ll consider purchasing an EV. Conversely, 39% of respondents would only buy an EV if gasoline-powered vehicles were no longer available. India illustrates the most contrast, with 87% of respondents saying they would purchase an EV if they were the same price as other cars.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2012

President Obama has proposed a credit equivalent of 50 percent of the extra cost of purchasing a natural gas-powered truck compared with one that runs on diesel or gasoline. In addition, Quantum’s tanks maximize on board storage capacity resulting in greater driving range.

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AUGUST 13, 2010

Gevo’s technology platform is high yielding, approaching 94% of the theoretically possible conversion of plant sugars to isobutanol, according to the filing. The straightforward conversion of isobutanol into butenes is a fundamentally important process that enables isobutanol to be used as a building block chemical in multiple markets.

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JUNE 29, 2011

The ATJ task force consists of technical experts from a wide stakeholder group including jet engine manufacturers, governmental bodies, fuel manufacturers, third-party testing laboratories, academics and airframe manufacturers investigating the requirements for a third major pathway to renewable drop-in jet fuel: the conversion of alcohols.

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JUNE 10, 2009

For one month, starting 10 June, the regular gasoline purchased at a Shell service station in Ottawa, Ontario will contain 10% cellulosic ethanol. The biofuel is produced locally from non-food raw materials at Iogen Energy Corporation’s demonstration plant, using advanced conversion processes.

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AUGUST 1, 2010

The modeling effort resulted in liquid fuel production rates of 134 and 220 million liters (35 and 58 million gallons US) per year for the hydrogen production and purchase scenarios, respectively. per gallon of gasoline equivalent ($0.82 Capital costs for these plants are $287 and $200 million. Fuel product value estimates are $3.09

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JANUARY 4, 2010

The purchase of the 25% equity stake and the conversion of the loan is subject to the initial disbursement of a loan from Banco do Brasil, the lender providing project financing to the project. Colombia requires 10% ethanol blending in gasoline distributed in Colombia.

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MARCH 28, 2014

IEP’s first target product is isobutanol for gasoline blending. It thus offers economic advantages over traditional conversion platforms that rely on costly thermochemical catalytic processes, such as the Fischer-Tropsch method of carbon upgrading, or depend on available plant-based feedstocks.

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OCTOBER 4, 2011

Given the current blend limit of up to 15-percent ethanol in gasoline, a maximum of 19 billion gallons of ethanol can be consumed unless the number of flex-fuel vehicles increases substantially. Such land conversion may disrupt any future potential for storing carbon in biomass and soil.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. Statewide Paratransit Bus Hybrid Program: Purchase 31 paratransit hybrid buses to replace 31 gas and diesel vehicles.

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JUNE 30, 2009

AT&T expects to spend an estimated $350 million to purchase about 8,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles and approximately $215 million to begin replacing its passenger cars with alternative-fuel models, beginning with hybrids. Tags: Conversions Fleets Natural Gas. Earlier post.). No additional control module is required.

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All twelve are Class 3 delivery vans and were purchased under the terms of a California state contract. The vans ordered by California Department of State Hospitals have zero tailpipe emissions and achieve 61 MPGe on EPA city and highway routes, compared to 13 MPG for a gasoline version of the same vehicle.

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JULY 12, 2016

has received approval from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for the first California Heavy Duty Voucher Incentive Project ( HVIP ) vehicle eligibility allowing significant discounts for aftermarket conversions of gasoline-powered General Motors 2500 and 3500 passenger and cargo vans into hybrid electric vehicles.

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DECEMBER 7, 2012

The Victoria (Australia) EV Trial—a major 5-year initiative ( earlier post )—has released a comparative lifecycle assessment of the environmental impacts of electric vehicles relative to conventional gasoline vehicles in Victoria from now until 2030. —“Environmental Impacts”. for sensitivity testing. Click to enlarge.

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