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Geely testing Emgrand methanol hybrid sedan in -40 C conditions

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In the face of rising global gas prices, methanol fuel offers a viable cleaner affordable alternative, Geely said. The Group’s subsidiary brands have produced the Geely Auto Emgrand methanol sedan while Geely Commercial Vehicles have produced the Farizon M100 heavy truck, which have both passed “China VI” emissions standards.

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HD REV powertrain company Wrightspeed gearing up for commercialization push

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a developer and manufacturer of advanced range-extended electric vehicle (REV) powertrains for heavy-duty applications ( earlier post ), is gearing up for a commercialization push with the appointent of four advanced engineering and commercialization executives. Wrightspeed Inc., Tim Dummer, Chief Business Officer.

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Honeywell and Wood partner on technologies for carbon-neutral sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)

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When used together, the technologies—based on Honeywell’s UOP Ecofining process technology and Wood’s hydrogen plant technology—could reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 100% using certain feedstocks when compared to traditional petroleum aviation fuel. million Nm 3 /h of hydrogen.

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California ARB approves $373M funding plan for advanced vehicle technologies in FY2015-2016; up from $150M last year

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The bulk (94%) of the $373 million—$350 million—comes from the funds in the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund dedicated to low-carbon transportation investments and supports a variety of programs for a wide range of cars, trucks and off-road equipment. The remaining $5.5

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Mammoet switches Dutch operations to Shell GTL fuel

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Mammoet, the world’s largest service provider specializing in engineered heavy lifting and transport will use cleaner-burning Shell gas-to-liquids (GTL) fuel to power all its cranes and trucks in the Netherlands. Shell GTL Fuel is already in daily use with commercial fleets in Germany and the Netherlands.

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Volkswagen of America to invest $10M in EV charging infrastructure by 2016; calls for more legislative support to spur EV adoption

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Volkswagen of America will invest $10 million by 2016 to support the build-out of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the US, said Jörg Sommer, vice president, product marketing and strategy. Federal and state commitment to cleaner fleets by purchasing EVs and PHEVs. This should be a U.S.

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Shell selects site for proposed $12.5B GTL project in Louisiana

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Shell has selected Ascension Parish in Louisiana as the location for a potential natural gas-to-liquids (GTL) facility. Shell’s Gulf Coast GTL facility would be one of the first of its kind built to commercial scale in the United States. The improvements currently are targeted for completion in the fall of 2016.

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