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Motiv Power Systems receives large follow-up order for electric delivery vans from Bimbo Bakeries USA

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Motiv Power Systems announced a renewal of its partnership with Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU), the largest bakery in the United States. This follows a successful 12-month pilot of five Motiv-powered electric trucks that performed flawlessly on real-world delivery routes. Earlier post.).

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VERBIO launches first cellulosic RNG plant in the USA

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The plant in Nevada (Iowa) is our first plant in the USA. The Group has approximately 900 employees at its locations in Germany, India, the USA, Canada, Poland, and Hungary. VERBIO’s biofuels achieve CO 2 savings of up to 90% compared to gasoline or diesel. Until summer 2022, we will achieve full-scale production.

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Landi Renzo USA awarded $600K from South Coast AQMD & SoCalGas for near-zero natural-gas Ford 7.3L engine

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California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (South Coast AQMD) Clean Fuel Funds and Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) have awarded a combined $600,000 ($300,000 each) to Landi Renzo USA for Landi Renzo’s 7.3L Landi Renzo USA is the US subsidiary of Landi Renzo Group. liter gasoline engine and demonstrate a 0.02

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Viridos raises $25M in Series A for algae-based jet and diesel fuel

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The Series A was led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and joined by Chevron USA. Globally, diesel and jet fuel account for more than one-third of the liquid fossil fuel used. Viridos (founded as Synthetic Genomics (SGI) in 2005) ( earlier post ) has raised a $25-million Series A equity investment. and United Airlines Ventures.

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California trucking firm switches fleet of 600+ trucks to Neste renewable diesel

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Ecology, a transportation and logistics company in California, has switched its fleet of more than 600 trucks to run on Neste MY Renewable Diesel and is reporting cleaner fuel filters, fewer maintenance problems and reductions in tailpipe emissions. Neste MY Renewable Diesel reduced climate emissions by 8.3

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New Electric Trucks To Push Diesel Out Of US Transportation Market

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The post New Electric Trucks To Push Diesel Out Of US Transportation Market appeared first on CleanTechnica. US ground transportation stakeholders are ramping up their interest in electric trucks, with batteries and fuel cells both in play.

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Autonomous Electric Trains Really Are Coming For Your Diesel

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The US startup Intramotev is squeezing diesel out of the freight hauling business, starting with electric trains for heavy industries. The post Autonomous Electric Trains Really Are Coming For Your Diesel appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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