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INEOS Bio JV Closes $75M in private financing under USDA loan guarantee program for advanced BioEnergy Center in Florida

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INEOS Bio announced that its joint-venture project, INEOS New Planet BioEnergy (INPB), has finalized $75 million in private financing utilizing the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) loan guarantee program for its new Indian River BioEnergy Center located in Florida. million dollar cost matching grant from the State of Florida.

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EIA: State tax rates for retail gasoline and diesel increased in 13 states in 2023

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Other states, including Florida, Georgia, and Maryland, will also end their suspensions of at least some part of their taxes on motor fuels during 2023. The businesses involved in these transactions pay the taxes, but the cost is passed on to the ultimate consumer as part of the market price for the product.

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bp invests in free local electric transit business Freebee

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Freebee’s free-to-the-user trips are financed through local governments as part of municipalities’ public transport networks, and also by private entities such as corporate business parks, hotels and resorts, and university campuses. The expansion is expected to help the business move more than 1 million passengers by the end of the year.

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Fisker adds new US dealer and several more in Europe as extreme price cuts take effect

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The move is to “align inventory levels and progress strategic and financing initiatives,” according to Fisker. Fisker Ocean electric SUV (Source: Fisker) The EV maker announced Monday it signed Fisker Miami as a dealer partner, its second in Florida following Jacksonville.

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Saft begins deliveries of first lithium-ion batteries produced by new Jacksonville plant

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Jacksonville, Florida. Our flexible production lines are geared-up to build multi new generation Li-ion technologies to address energy storage markets but also a much broader range of applications including broadband backup power, transportation and defense. Saft has just started shipping the first Li-ion cells to roll off.

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Carvana trends report: Used EVs narrow price gap with ICE cars, triggering sales growth potential

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In addition to car vending machines, Carvana facilitates vehicle trade-ins, financing, and used car sales in over 300 markets around the US, with the option for local pickup or home delivery of your used vehicle (hopefully an EV). Florida joined the 4%+ threshold, as 5.2% of Carvana’s sales in The Sunshine State were BEV.

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Fisker confirms potential EV partnership with “large automaker”

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Fisker has in the meantime begun pivoting to a dealer-based sales model , to supplement direct-sales efforts depending on the market. Fisker didn’t spare any ambition last August when it revealed plans for the $30,000 Pear, the $45,000 Alaska pickup , and a $385,000 grand tourer.

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