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High oleic soy-based motor oils receive API certification

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Working with Infineum, the additive subsidiary of ExxonMobil and Shell, Biosynthetic Technologies has also recently completed a successful field trial fleet test using these high oleic-based biosynthetic motor oils in taxis operating in Las Vegas.

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Faraday Future Chooses Nevada For Electric-Car Plant

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Last month, Faraday Future announced that it was considering sites in California, Georgia, Louisiana, and Nevada for a $1 billion electric-car plant. Now, it appears Nevada is the preferred location for the plant, which will build the electric car Faraday plans to launch in 2017.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Louis, San Antonio/Austin, and Oklahoma City as well as a refueling corridor along I-10 in Louisiana (New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles). South Coast Air Quality Management District’s UPS Ontario-Las Vegas LNG Corridor Expansion Project. Total DOE award: $5,924,190.