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New report finds global CO2 vehicle emission reduction measures falter; dropping diesels, increasing SUVs

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Average new LDV fuel economy (liters gasoline equivalent per 100 km (L ge /100 km) by country or region (2005-17) and new registrations (2017). China saw new registrations of LDVs increase 17% per year in the period 2005 to 2017 while India saw an increase of 9% and Indonesia 7%. Source: GFEI. Source: GFEI.

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EIA: US biomass-based diesel imports increased to record levels in 2013; from net exporter to net importer

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Monthly US biodiesel and renewable diesel imports. Total US imports of biomass-based diesel fuel—biodiesel and renewable diesel—reached 525 million gallons in 2013, compared to 61 million gallons in 2012, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Source: EIA. Click to enlarge. billion gallons to 1.28

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Lux: China, India lead Asian alternative fuels; targets likely will not be met

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billion gallons per year for 2020—but as total fuel demand explodes as well, ethanol will creep up to only 4% of gasoline in 2017, placing that target in doubt, according to Lux. of its diesel fuel and 0.3% of its gasoline in 2017, according to Lux. Among their other findings: India will outpace Asia’s growth in biodiesel.

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Japan Automakers Support B5, E10 as Baseline Biofuel Blends, Recommend Specifications to ASEAN Countries

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Experts from JAMA visited six countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) to share their recommended specifications of the two first-generation biofuels. For the use of ethanol-blended gasoline as conventional gasoline for vehicles, JAMA recommends a blending ratio of maximum 10% (E10).

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Forecast: global 3-wheeler market to grow at CAGR of 13% through 2019

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T), fuel consumption (gasoline/diesel / compressed natural gas / liquefied petroleum gas), and engine type (front, rear, 2-stroke, 4-stroke, 150cc, 175cc, 200cc, 400cc). TechSci categorizes the three-wheeler industry into two segments: passenger carriers and load carriers.

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EPA proposes slight ease in 2018 renewable fuel volumes compared to 2017; gearing up for future reset

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Further, EPA is proposing no increase, relative to the finalized 2018 levels, in the volume requirement for biomass-based diesel for 2019. The biomass-based diesel standard for 2019 would be maintained at the 2018 levels of 2.1 Biomass-based diesel (billion gallons). Biomass-based diesel standard is final for 2018.

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New study finds GHG emissions from palm oil production significantly underestimated; palm oil biofuels could be more climate-damaging than oil sands fuels

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At those levels, palm oil biofuels do not meet the minimum 20% greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction compared to the statutory baseline for petroleum-based diesel performance threshold required for renewable fuel under the RFS program. Slightly more than half of the GHG emissions for these biofuels in the EPA’s analysis came from land use change.

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