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MIT/UC Davis professors challenge claims that ethanol production decreased gasoline prices in 2010 and 2011

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Knittel/Smith results for implied gasoline price effects from elimination of ethanol for 2010 using Du/Hayes model and pooled-sample estimates. Put simply, the empirical results merely reflect the fact that ethanol production increased during the sample period whereas the ratio of gasoline to crude oil prices decreased.

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Study finds EVs are traveling less than half the US fleet average

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New data suggests that electric vehicles may not be an easy future substitute for the gasoline-powered fleet, as EVs currently travel less than half as much as the US fleet average. There’s still so much we don’t know about the costs and benefits of EVs, so it seems appropriate to have some humility around this energy transition.

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UC Davis report finds LCFS compliance costs may rise rapidly; recommends offsetting measures

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Both options will be associated with high LCFS credit prices. Because firms are able to bank credits over time, anticipated high costs in the future may lead to higher costs in the present before any constraints bind on the industry. The program is agnostic as to which fuels can be used to meet the Standard.

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Study Concludes Cash for Clunkers Program Is an Expensive Way to Reduce Carbon; Paying Nearly 10x the Projected Price of Carbon Credits

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program is paying nearly 10 times the projected price of carbon credits per ton in the best-case scenario, according to an analysis of the implied cost of carbon dioxide reductions under the program by UC Davis transportation economist Christopher Knittel. However, the. Christopher Knittel. Christopher R.

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UC report to CalEPA outlines policy options to decarbonize California transportation by 2045

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The University of California demand study was conducted by researchers from the UC Institute of Transportation Studies , a network with branches at UC Davis, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, and UCLA. —Dan Sperling, director of the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies. Transportation pricing: Gasoline taxes.

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Study finds renewable natural gas could meet ~85% of current natural gas use in transport in California by 2020s; much higher volumes possible with right policies

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bcf/yr (≈ 750 million gasoline gallons). The main barriers to large-scale RNG use are the state’s high cost of pipeline interconnect and the cost of upgrading to pipeline standards. They first considered scenarios that begin in 2013 at commodity natural gas prices of roughly $3.00/mmBTU per mmBTU and $4.15 from dairy.

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DOE Co-Optima report identifies top ten bio-blendstocks for efficiency in boosted SI engines

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These top candidates, when blended with petroleum and used in a boosted spark ignition (BSI) engine, will offer environmental benefits and boost energy efficiency all while being available at a competitive price. These blendstocks are best-suited for light-duty (LD) gasoline BSI engines. George, Anthe, Monroe, Eric, Davis, Ryan W.,

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