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VW’s 1.0 TSI in the new up! GTI wins International Engine of the Year 2018 award in its category; Euro 6d-TEMP

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GTI1 has been named International Engine of the Year 2018 in its category. The 85 kW / 115 PS gasoline-fired engine is the first of its kind to be combined with a four-way catalytic converter and installed in the up! It also comes with a gasoline particulate filter. Volkswagen’s 1.0 TSI in the new up!

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List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

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Which are the alternative fuels for cars that could replace gasoline in vehicle? Methanol can be used in internal combustion engines either directly or as a blend with gasoline. Advantages : Methanol has several advantages, including high octane rating, good combustion properties, and lower emissions compared to gasoline.

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Should You Convert to a Commercial Electric Vehicle Fleet?

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The need for alternative forms of energy is growing every day and electric vehicle technology is overtaking. Now EV models are competing against conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) models. Now it’s time to replace a fleets of commercial gasoline vehicles with electric vehicles.

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UGI and Vertimass in 15-year agreement to produce renewable fuels in the US and Europe; $500M investment; propane and SAF

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CADO completely converts wet ethanol (and other alcohols) into targeted hydrocarbons in a simple reactor system at moderate temperatures and near atmospheric pressure without adding hydrogen. Possibly debottleneck processes to increase throughput with little additional costs other than for feedstock.

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Renewable-methanol fueled Geely cars in fleet testing in Iceland; 70% reduction in WTW CO2 compared to gasoline

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million investment in 2015) in Carbon Recycling International ( CRI ), an Icelandic company which produces renewable methanol using recycled CO 2 emissions sourced from a local thermal power plant and hydrogen made by splitting water with electrolysis (Power-to-Methanol). The switch from gasoline to methanol is not noticeable to the driver.

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President Biden calls on Congress, States for fuel tax holiday; increase in refinery capacity

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President Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for the next 90 days, through the busy summer driving season—18 cents per gallon for gasoline and 24 cents per gallon for diesel. including refineries in Canada, are being similarly converted. State gas taxes average another 30 cents per gallon.

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BMW begins road testing of i Hydrogen NEXT; small-series production model in late 2022

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The BMW i Hydrogen NEXT is a pure electric vehicle that uses hydrogen as fuel by converting it into electricity in a fuel cell. The fuel cell system delivers an electrical output of 125 kW/170 hp.

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