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GM investing nearly $154M in Lockport Components plant for production of electric motor stator

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General Motors plans to invest nearly $154 million in its Western New York Lockport Components plant. The investment will be used to renovate the facility and purchase and install new machinery and equipment used in the production of the stator module, a key component in an electric motor. Ultium Drive stator.

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Report suggests low-speed electric vehicles could affect Chinese demand for gasoline and disrupt oil prices worldwide

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Low-speed electric vehicles (LSEVs) could reduce China’s demand for gasoline and, in turn, impact global oil prices, according to a new issue brief by an expert in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. “ —Gabriel Collins.

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Cyclone Power Technologies Receives Purchase Order for Two 10kW Waste Oil Gensets

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Cyclone Power Technologies has received a purchase order from its licensee Phoenix Power Group (PPG) for two waste oil power generators. The new Phoenix 10kW waste oil generator will be powered by Cyclone’s WHE-25 engine—a compact, scalable waste heat engine—using a specially designed, clean emissions combustion chamber.

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Transportation accounted for nearly 16% of household expenditures in 2018

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The largest portion of transportation expenditures was for vehicle purchases. Gasoline and motor oil, public transportation, and other vehicle expenditures such as maintenance, repairs, insurance, etc. Transportation expenditures were second only to housing (33%). were also included in the transportation category.

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Goodyear determines soybean oil can reduce use of petroleum in tires

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Researchers at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company have found in their tests that using soybean oil in tires can potentially increase tread life by 10% and reduce the tiremaker’s use of petroleum-based oil by up to seven million gallons each year.

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Tesla Model S Long Range Plus now EPA-rated for 402 miles

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Tesla replaced the mechanical oil pump in the rear AC-induction drive unit with an electric oil pump that optimizes lubrication independent of vehicle speed to reduce friction. Purchase price for the Model S Long Range Plus is $74,990. Increased drive unit efficiency. Potential incentives can lower that price.

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Capstone Turbine seeing microturbine sales to oil and gas industry at record pace

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Microturbine company Capstone Turbine’s ( earlier post ) sales to the oil and gas industry worldwide are at a record pace, according to Jim Crouse, Capstone’s Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. The company subsequently received a 3 MW order from another oil & gas producer in the Eagle Ford shale play.

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