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Suburban Propane Partners taking 39% stake in DME producer Oberon Fuels; rDME/propane blends

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Suburban Propane Partners, L.P., a nationwide distributor of propane, fuel oil and related products and services, as well as a marketer of natural gas and electricity, is purchasing a 39% stake in Oberon Fuels, a San Diego, CA-based development-stage producer of low-carbon, renewable dimethyl ether (rDME) transportation fuel. Oberon has been focused on the research and development of a practical and affordable pathway to zero-emission transportation through its proprietary production process.

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Volkswagen aims to sell 500,000 ID.4 electric crossovers annually by 2025

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The ID.4 electric crossover isn’t just the first of Volkswagen’s dedicated mass-production EVs to be available in the U.S., or the first electric SUV from VW. Although Volkswagen had given some early indications that the ID.3, which won’t be offered in the U.S., would be the volume model of the MEB lineup, a recent presentation.

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Corvus Energy to supply batteries for five new electric ferries

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Corvus Energy has been selected by Holland Ship Electric to supply lithium-ion battery-based energy storage systems (ESS) for five new all-electric ferries being built by Holland Shipyards Group, a total system integrator of electric systems for the global marine market, for Amsterdam’s municipal public transport provider, GVB. The ferries will operate on three of the North Sea Canal routes, replacing the current fleet built in the 1930s.

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Faster US transition to EVs will save 6,300 lives and $185 billion by 2050, study projects

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For all the challenges Americans have faced in 2020, from the dangers of pollution during a lung-related pandemic to the smoky haze of forest fires in the West, this might prove to be the year in which a wider swath of the population became more aware about the dangers of air pollution And from that awareness, as a report released by the American.

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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LiquidPiston receives SBIR grant to develop X-Engine as hybrid-electric platform for UAVs

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LiquidPiston, Inc., a developer of advanced rotary internal combustion engines for diesel and jet fuels ( earlier post ), received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant from the US Army for the development of its X-Engine as a hybrid-electric propulsion platform for UAVs. The company showcased its X-Engine powered propulsion platform in a successful parallel hybrid UAV demonstration using jet fuel.

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Volvo claims first system to assess PM2.5 air quality inside vehicle cabin

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Shelter-in-place orders during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic briefly created the best air quality in decades, but forest fires on the West Coast of the United States have taken things in a drastically different direction. That makes Volvo's announcement of in-car air-quality monitoring this past week depressingly timely. Volvo's.

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VW’s electric sales targets, Volvo’s particulate smarts, cleaning up the air with more EVs: Today’s Car News

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Volkswagen is targeting 500,000 EVs per year by the middle of the decade, globally—and that’s just counting its ID.4 crossover. Several new Volvo models give you the fine particulate levels in your vehicle cabin. And a report projects that going electric sooner will save lives, lungs, and a whole lot of money. This and more, here at.

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Denyo and Toyota jointly develop and start verification tests for fuel cell power supply vehicle that uses hydrogen to generate electricity

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Denyo Co., Ltd. and Toyota Motor Corporation have jointly developed a fuel cell power supply vehicle that uses hydrogen to generate electricity. As a leading manufacturer of mobile (portable) generators, Denyo will work with Toyota to start verification tests with the aim of commercializing it. The project has been selected by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment as a “Low Carbon Technology Research and Development Program.”.

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Scottish government gives out loans for used EVs

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The devolved Scottish government has been offering a Low Carbon Transport Loan (LCTL) since 2011. Available for up to £35,000, interest-free and repaid over six years, they have helped encourage more people into new EVs. Now, Transport for Scotland has extended the scheme to used EVs.

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European Parliament votes to phase out conformity factor for new car emissions under real driving conditions by Sep 2022

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As of September 2022, new cars must meet EU limits on NO x emissions under real driving conditions to comply with air pollution limits, the European Parliament has voted. Data on car emissions such as NO x had been obtained through laboratory tests. The EU is the first region in the world to use real driving emissions (RDE) tests to measure such pollutants emitted by vehicles while driven on the road.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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The Inefficiency of Car Buying

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Buying a New Car is inefficient, its no wonder that electric vehicle sales are still pretty low. The buying experience of a new car for each of us is different, but the one similarity for all of us is its inefficiency. There are roughly 5000 different makes, models and specs of vehicles in the UK and from that list, you need to find just one, but how can you be sure it’s the right one.

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Li-Cycle selects Rochester, NY as site for Li-ion battery recycling hub

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Li-Cycle Corp. a lithium-ion battery resource recovery company, will invest more than US$175 million in its first commercial lithium-ion battery recycling Hub at Eastman Business Park (EBP) in Rochester, New York. ( Earlier post.) The Hub is a wet chemistry/hydrometallurgical facility that will refine battery-grade materials from black mass generated from pre-processing spent lithium-ion batteries.

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Review: Jeep Renegade 4xe plug-in hybrid

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It’s all rather likeable and well-considered; smart-looking, capable off-road, comfortable on-road, equipped well and with some genuine green credentials, assuming you keep the battery charged.

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6K Energy develops small particle size NMC 811 with UniMelt plasma production platform

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6K , a leading developer of microwave plasma technology for the production of advanced materials through its recently launched 6K Energy division, has developed NMC 811 at 1-3 microns as well as the capability to produce single crystal NMC. 6K Energy has developed NMC 811 at 1-3 microns, the smaller size range enables customers to improve charge time, extend run time and improve power.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Top reasons to lease a Nissan Qashqai in 2020

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