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Abu Dhabi National Oil Company to convert 500 public vehicles and taxis to natural gas

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Abu Dhabi National Oil Company ( ADNOC ) plans to convert more than 500 public vehicles and taxis to natural gas by next year; 177 vehicles have already undergone the conversion. The National.

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High oleic soy-based motor oils receive API certification

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Biosynthetic Technologies , with support from the United Soybean Board (USB), recently received American Petroleum Institute (API) certification on two motor oil formulations (5W-20 and 5W-30) that contain a synthetic ester made from high oleic soybean oil. Petroleum synthetic oils typically score between 6.0

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U.S. Oil Demand, London Electric Taxis, Nissan e-NV200 Trial: Today's Car News

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oil demand rose in 2013, a priest reflects on owning an electric car, and Nissan e-NV200 electric vans join a FedEx trial fleet in the U.S. Today on Green Car Reports: U.S. for the first time. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Should everyone lease cars all the time? Tesla CEO Elon Musk says "yes."

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Government of Québec launches $6.7B 2030 Green Economy Plan; emphasis on transportation electrification

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Light trains, urban and school buses, taxis, cars and trucks will all be gradually electrified. Over the next five years, $3.6 billion from the 2030 PEV implementation plan will be invested in the transportation sector, which alone accounts for more than 43% of Québec’s GHG emissions. In addition to this amount, there are investments of $15.8

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Ample closes $160M Series C to scale battery-swapping

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This brings Ample’s total funding raised to $230 million. Using a combination of computer vision and secure wireless communication with the vehicle, the Ample station can identify the exact location of each battery module to be swapped.

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Ample and ENEOS are bringing the first-ever EV battery swap stations to Japan

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Credit: Ample Ample secures battery swaps in Japan with several fleets Per news from Ample today, it will begin rolling out its battery swap stations in Kyoto, Japan, with the help of its partner ENEOS, a Japanese oil corporation that also specializes in service stations.

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Study suggests China urban passenger transport emissions could peak in 2030

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Technical roadmap of bus,taxi, and car for peaking the CO2 emissions at 2030 or before. The researchers also offered a number of suggestions: The energy consumption per unit passenger turnover of buses, taxis and cars need to decrease by 51%, 50% and 44%, respectively. Natural gas taxis are expected to account for 54% in 2050.