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Machine learning PODA model projects the impact of COVID-19 on US motor gasoline demand

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The PODA model is a machine-learning-based model to project the US gasoline demand using COVID-19 pandemic data, government policies and demographic information. The Motor Gasoline Demand Estimation Module quantifies motor gasoline demands due to the changes in travel mobility. —Ou et al.

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AECC presents zero-impact emissions demonstrator car at Vienna Motor Symposium

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The European Association for Emissions Control by Catalyst (AECC) presented its zero-impact emissions demonstrator car at the Vienna Motor Symposium, 27-29 April. liter gasoline engine with direct injection and a peak power of 110 kW, equipped with variable valve timing and cylinder deactivation. Resources.

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CARB settles with FCA for $5.6M for violations of air quality regulations on certain gasoline engines

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) reached a settlement agreement with FCA US LLC (FCA) of Auburn Hills, Mich. gasoline engines. gasoline engines. FCA cooperated with CARB to resolve all allegations of violating Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Devices regulations. More than 30,000 vehicles were involved.

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New process produces high-octane synthetic fuel from low-octane Fischer-Tropsch gasoline

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A team in Russia has developed a novel and simple strategy to produce high-octane synthetic fuel based on low-octane gasoline Fischer-Tropsch product via new two-stage processes in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis involving isomerization of alkenes and a methoxylation process. A paper on their work is published in the journal Fuel. Ershov et al.

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CARB staff proposing amendments to Fill Pipes specs for gasoline-fueled cars

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The staff of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is proposing amendments to the Fill Pipes Specifications to help ensure new motor vehicle fill pipes continue to be compatible and to form a good seal with Phase II recovery nozzles that are certified for use at California gasoline stations, thereby reducing overpressure.

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CMU/Yale study suggests BEVS could be majority or near-majority of cars and SUVs by 2030 given technology trends

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A suggestive market-wide simulation extrapolation indicates that if every gasoline vehicle had a BEV option in 2030, the majority of new car and near-majority of new sport-utility vehicle choice shares could be electric in that year due to projected technology improvements alone. Resources Connor R. Forsythe, Kenneth T.

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UC Davis team optimizes levulinic ester self-condensation process for production of cellulosic gasoline

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In a paper in the RSC journal Green Chemistry , they reported that the optimized process delivered C 8 –C 10 plus C 12 and C 13 products in high yield with very good fuel properties which, being only four efficient steps removed from raw biomass, may provide a competitive basis for cellulosic gasoline production. Zheng Li, Andrew L.

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