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DECEMBER 10, 2015

The first 2016 Ford F-150 with the ability to run on compressed natural gas has rolled off the assembly line in Kansas City. CNG/LPG engine prep from the factory costs $315 before the customer chooses a Ford Qualified Vehicle Modifier to supply fuel tanks, fuel lines and unique fuel injectors. The 2016 Ford F-150 with 5.0-liter

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DECEMBER 25, 2011

Under the agreement, SandRidge will sell an approximate 25% non-operated working interest, or 250,000 net acres, in the Extension Mississippian play located in Western Kansas and an approximate 16% non-operated working interest, or 113,636 net acres, in its Original Mississippian play. Oklahoma-based oil and gas company SandRidge Energy, Inc.

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

The company’s engine technology enables low-carbon, renewable fuels such as ethanol to be integrated easily into existing diesel engine platforms, offering a lower-emission, lower-cost solution than diesel fuel. Simplifying the engine’s aftertreatment system improves its reliability and reduces its cost by about 75%.

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JULY 24, 2022

Amazon has begun deploying its custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian for package delivery, with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Batteries that are light, resilient, and low cost in addition to lasting the lifetime of the vehicle.

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AUGUST 20, 2021

The announcement includes investments in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas and Wisconsin. To date, USDA has invested $66.4 billion gallons annually.

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JUNE 18, 2021

million in additional financing from several investors, including the Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas and Illinois Corn Growers Associations. ClearFlame Engine Technologies , a growing startup dedicated to the development of clean engine technology ( earlier post ), secured $2.5

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DECEMBER 12, 2013

Through a five-year cost-share agreement, DOE will invest up to half of the total project cost, with the project’s industry partners matching this investment by at least one-to-one. The smaller size could reduce both capital costs and construction times—helping to provide U.S.

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MAY 15, 2021

The 6,500 barrels-per-day renewable diesel unit is currently under construction at Seaboard Energy’s site in Hugoton, Kansas, and is scheduled for operation at the end of 2021. An HTCR unit is often skid-mounted to minimize erection time and on site costs. Topsoe has been developing and refining HydroFlex technology since 2004.

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JUNE 4, 2022

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has provided $700 million to help lower costs and support biofuel producers who faced unexpected market losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The investments include more than $486 million for 62 producers located in socially vulnerable communities.

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MARCH 27, 2009

Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation ( SEV US ) has selected Kansas City as the site for its US assembly plant. The new assembly plant will be located at a portion of an airline overhaul base at Kansas City International (KCI) Airport and is expected to create 120 jobs by 2010. The SEV US Newton. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 27, 2012

Ford says that the new Transit, which begins production in Kansas City in 2013, will achieve at least 25% better fuel economy than current E-Series vans. The tool incorporates important information to evaluate fuel costs and emissions, providing an opportunity for fleet managers to quickly evaluate multiple options.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

In January, researchers at Kansas State University reported on the synthesis of molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) and reduced graphene oxide flakes (MoS 2 /rGO) for use as self-standing flexible electrodes in sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries; the molybdenum disulfide also offers a new combination of intercalation and a conversion-type reaction.

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MAY 4, 2021

It will be built alongside the Transit at Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Missouri. And E-Transit can further help save on operating costs compared to gas-only vans. E-Transit is an electrified version of Ford Transit, America’s best-selling commercial van.

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APRIL 3, 2017

Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between BP and DuPont, acquired Nesika Energy, LLC and its ethanol facility in Scandia, Kansas. Bio-isobutanol is a cost-effective alternative to isobutanol derived from fossil feedstock. —Stuart Thomas, Butamax CEO.

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OCTOBER 9, 2012

Investors in Paseo Biofuels, LLC, the Missouri Soybean Association (MSA) and Cargill announced an expansion to the Paseo biodiesel plant in Kansas City, Mo. It is located near the Paseo Bridge in Kansas City, Mo. that will increase biodiesel production capacity by 40%. The business model has been ideal. —Dale R.

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MARCH 23, 2021

These projects, operating in 13 states, have the potential to reduce carbon emissions and water-treatment costs while improving water quality and equity of distribution nationwide. They are based out of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, and Virginia.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Redwood Materials will supply Panasonic with recycled battery cathode material starting in 2025, shipping remanufactured components to the battery maker’s recently-announced Kansas factory. The company recently announced a new facility in Kansas that will come online in 2025. The materials will then be used in U.S.

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These alterations smack to high heaven of dealer pushback, showing up in the form of loud declarations from Dealer Principals to Area Managers about cost, timing, and color of the showroom tiles.

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JUNE 1, 2023

The plant, he added, will probably be supplied with Panasonic’s maximum complex and cost-efficient production processes. Panasonic plans to assemble the 2170 batteries in Kansas and 4680 cells at a manufacturing facility in Wakayama, Japan, with output settingup within the April-September length of 2024.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

HollyFrontier said the investment will provide the opportunity to meet the demand for low-carbon fuels while covering the cost of its annual RIN purchase obligation under current market conditions. The RDU will be funded with cash on hand and is expected to generate an internal rate of return between 20% and 30%.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Together, these components amount to nearly 80% of the materials cost of a lithium-ion battery. Among other partners, Panasonic will be the first to source Redwood copper foil for cell production in the Nevada Gigafactory and its cathode material for battery cell production in its new Kansas plant, targeted to come online in 2025.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Custom seating, ADA up-fitting and integration with the Lightning Vehicles on the contract are handled by Nor Cal Vans of Chico, California; MobilityWorks based in Richfield, Ohio; Fenton Mobility Products of Buffalo, New York; Sunset Vans based in Corona, California; and Diamond Coach of Oswego, Kansas.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

Regionally, satisfaction with the availability of public charging infrastructure is highest in the West (616) and lowest in the West North Central region (563), which includes Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.

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AUGUST 21, 2015

to enable more stable and diverse future feedstock supplies (corn stover, switchgrass, and other warm season grasses) for three cellulosic biorefineries in Iowa and Kansas, while increasing both profitability and ecological benefits in those areas. The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $9 million to The Antares Group , Inc.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

Panasonic, which has a plant in Nevada, is currently building a new factory of 2170-type cells for EVs in De Soto, Kansas, its second in North America. Panasonic now says that the Kansas plant will take its annual battery capacity to 88 GWh a year, with plans to raise that to 200 GWh by early 2031.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

million in support of five new cost-shared, community-based projects focused on energy efficient mobility systems including connected and autonomous vehicles and alternative fuel vehicles and infrastructure including natural gas, propane, biofuels, hydrogen, and electricity. The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $13.4

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Smith produces zero-emission vehicles that are designed to be an alternative to traditional diesel trucks, providing higher efficiency and lower total cost of ownership. The company operates manufacturing facilities in Kansas City, Mo., and outside of Newcastle, U.K.

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Teslarati

JULY 28, 2022

Tesla battery supplier Panasonic reported its earnings this morning, stating it took a 39 percent drop in first-quarter earnings due to COVID-19 lockdowns in China and rising materials costs. Panasonic selects Kansas as site of its North American 4680 plant: report. billion yen, or $470.77 This missed a consensus estimate of 73.3

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JUNE 13, 2018

Global demand for air travel is expected to double by 2035, and new airport infrastructure investments and modernization upgrades—costing tens of billions of dollars—are anticipated.

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

The states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas are home to a quarter of the US population and consume 30% of electric power generated in the US.

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JANUARY 3, 2013

Two of these projects will develop cost-effective ways to produce intermediates from the deconstruction of lignocellulosic biomass, while three projects will propose new conversion techniques to transform biomass intermediates into advanced biofuels and bioproducts. Novozymes (up to $2.5 Texas AgriLife Research (up to $2.4

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AUGUST 1, 2013

US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced more than $22 million in new investments to help develop cost-competitive algae fuels and streamline the biomass feedstock supply chain for advanced biofuels. Based in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii Bioenergy will develop a cost-effective photosynthetic open pond system to produce algal oil. Nearly $16.5

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

BIP funds from the Commodity Credit Corporation must be used to pay a portion of the costs related to the installation of fuel pumps and related infrastructure dedicated to the distribution of higher ethanol blends, for example E15 and E85, at vehicle fueling locations. State finalists and estimated pumps.

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

The order for 100 Enova 120kW drive systems will be installed into Smith Newton trucks in Kansas City, MO. The $32-million grant is being used to offset the cost of future vehicle development and to incentivize customers to participate in a vehicle demonstration program.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Tesla Full Self-Driving is going to be criticized by Dan O’Dowd’s Dawn Project in an advertisement that will air during the Super Bowl between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. The ad costs $598,000 to run, a spokesperson for the Dawn Project told CNN. The ad will run in Washington, D.C.,

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DECEMBER 17, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding more than $7 million to four projects that will help bring cost-effective, advanced hydrogen and fuel cell technologies online faster for both mobile and stationary applications. 900,000 DOE investment): Located in Allentown, Pa.,

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AUGUST 25, 2022

Louis Post-Dispatch , the Missouri State Attorney General, along with Ohio, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia have sued to prevent CARB from banning new ICE vehicles after 2035. According to the St.

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