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Ford increasing production of popular electric, gasoline and hybrid vehicles

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Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant will add a third crew in April to increase production of the best-selling Transit and E-Transit vans In addition to production increases, Ford is studying ways to boost output at Dearborn Truck Plant to meet continued strong demand for the gas and PowerBoostTM hybrid models of the F-150.

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E15 Ethanol Gasoline Arrives.At One Station In Kansas

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If ever there was a suitable place to sell stronger blends of ethanol in gasoline, it's the midwest. And kicking off that trend is one lone gas station in Kansas, the first to sell E15 gasoline. E15, a blend of gasoline with 15 percent.

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First CNG and propane-capable 2016 Ford F-150 rolls off the line in Kansas City

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The first 2016 Ford F-150 with the ability to run on compressed natural gas has rolled off the assembly line in Kansas City. liter V8 F-150 is capable of achieving more than 750 miles (1,207 km) on combined tanks of gasoline and CNG, depending on tank size. The 2016 Ford F-150 with 5.0-liter The Ford F-150 with 5.0-liter liter V10.

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API: March US Gasoline Demand and Production Set Records

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US refineries produced more gasoline in March 2009—at 9.3 March gasoline deliveries (a measure of demand) were higher—at 9.2 The highest amount of gasoline ever delivered was 9.6 The highest amount of gasoline ever delivered was 9.6 Total gasoline inventories fell for the first time in five months to 220.7

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Lawrence, KS gas station first to offer E15 in the US

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The first E15 (15 percent ethanol/85 percent gasoline) blend is now selling at the Zarco 66 station at 1500 E. Given present market conditions, E15 will sell for less than E10 and gasoline not containing ethanol. billion gallons of ethanol in 2011 lowered average gasoline prices by $1.09 23rd Street in Lawrence, KS.

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BP, DuPont JV Butamax acquires ethanol plant to add bio-isobutanol production capability as demo plant

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Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between BP and DuPont, acquired Nesika Energy, LLC and its ethanol facility in Scandia, Kansas. As a fuel, it can be blended with gasoline in higher concentrations than ethanol without compromising compatibility or performance. —Stuart Thomas, Butamax CEO.

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Electric Monster Truck Crushes Puny Gasoline Cars This Weekend

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If you're at the AutoRama Car Show in Kansas City, Missouri this weekend, you'll be able to see it in action. Remember the world's first all-electric monster truck?