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Electric Car Company and Liberty Electric Cars Intend to Form JV for EV Conversions of Luxury 4x4s

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a vehicle conversion company specializing in electric conversions and manufacturing for the livery and fleet markets, and Liberty Electric Cars , USA LLC ( earlier post ) intend to form a joint venture for the conversion of large luxury 4x4s to all-electric drive, as well as the manufacture of new EVs. Electric Car Company, Inc.

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Joule says it has improved the photosynthetic efficiency of its engineered cyanobacteria by nearly 100%

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Louis, Missouri, Joule reported that its has improved the overall photosynthetic efficiency of its engineered cyanobacteria by nearly 100%, and estimates a maximum 14% energy conversion efficiency in its biomass-to-fuels process. At the 2014 Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (SIMB) Annual Meeting in St.

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USDA establishes four additional Biomass Crop Assistance Program project areas

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Acreage in Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania will be designated to grow giant miscanthus, a sterile hybrid warm-season grass that can be converted into energy to be used for heat, power, liquid biofuels, and bio-based products.

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Ford opens E-Transit Registration site for commercial customers; new pricing

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It will be built alongside the Transit at Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Missouri. Preliminary conversations with commercial customers indicate a healthy mix for demand across all eight configurations, with roughly 40% leaning toward high-roof vans and 60% pointing to medium-roof, low-roof, cutaway and chassis cab versions.

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BAF Expands CNG Build Capacity Through Steelweld Relationship

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BAF Technologies, a leading provider of natural gas vehicle upfits, is partnering with Steelweld Equipment Company to augment its conversion capacity in the United States. BAF will leverage Steelweld’s locations in Missouri, Texas and Southern California. Earlier post.).

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NTSB recommends nationwide ban on personal electronic devices while driving; also calls for modifications to the equipment and the completion of a NHTSA rulemaking on collision warning systems

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Following a Board meeting on a 2010 multi-vehicle highway accident in Gray Summit, Missouri, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called for the first-ever nationwide ban on driver use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) while operating a motor vehicle. Source: NTSB presentation. Click to enlarge. Background.

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USDA and DOE award $12.2M to 10 research projects to accelerate bioenergy crop production and spur economic impact

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The 10 projects are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Florida, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Virginia: Association Mapping of Cell Wall Synthesis Regulatory Genes and Cell Wall Quality in Switchgrass. Braun, University of Missouri, Columbia. Bartley, University of Oklahoma, Norman.