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JANUARY 10, 2019

FCA US has reached final settlements on civil, environmental and consumer claims with US federal and state agencies as well as private class actions to resolve differences over diesel emissions requirements. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) performed enhanced screening on diesel vehicles sold by all manufacturers. Background.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that the government will accelerate the ban on the sale of new gasoline and diesel vehicles, bringing it forward by ten years to 2030, as part of a “Green Industrial Revolution.” The sale of hybrid cars will be allowed until 2035.

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DECEMBER 11, 2022

Audi plants’ filling stations transitioned to R33 Blue Diesel ( earlier post ) last year; Audi has now introduced the gasoline counterpart, R33 Blue Gasoline. R33 Blue Gasoline and R33 Blue Diesel consist of one-third renewable components, based exclusively on residual and waste materials. The remaining 67% is made up of fossil fuel.

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OCTOBER 9, 2013

million in Series C financing. The Series C financing follows a $19-million Series B round in 2009 and brings the total raised by Achates Power to nearly $90 million since its 2004 founding. Diesel Engines' Achates Power, Inc., director of engine research at Southwest Research Institute and 2002 SAE president.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Broader collaboration among key stakeholders and a new generation of finance solutions will be needed to electrify trucks and buses at scale by 2050, according to a report released today by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), MJ Bradley and Vivid Economics. —“Financing the Transition”. —“Financing the Transition”.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In January 2023, state taxes and fees on gasoline and diesel fuel averaged $0.3163 per gallon (gal) of gasoline and $0.3388/gal of diesel fuel, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). For example, New York State taxes for both diesel and gasoline rose $0.088/gal in January 2023 compared with July 2022.

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MARCH 7, 2012

Carbon Motors Corporation, developer of a diesel-engined law enforcement vehicle ( earlier post ), announced that the US Department of Energy (DOE) has indicated that it will not proceed with Carbon’s $310 million application for a direct loan under the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) program.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Startup US Fuel Corporation (USF), which plans to design, build, own and operate scalable facilities near coal mine sites to convert coal into synthetic fuels, will acquire coal-to-diesel intellectual property (IP) that USF co-developed with an executive team consisting of Paul Adams and Steve Luck. Andrew Halarewicz, Sr.

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APRIL 27, 2021

Axens Vegan technology is designed to hydrotreat a wide range of lipids and to produce a flexible slate of low-density and high cetane renewable diesel as well as renewable jet fuel. Renewable diesel and jet production is a simple two-step process. Vegan technology is based on catalysts developed, manufactured and provided by Axens.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

has completed a $5-million capital raise to begin construction of its demonstration-scale plant for the production of synthetic, renewable diesel fuel from woody biomass using licensed technology. million liters (343,000 gallons US) of diesel per year. PwC Corporate Finance Inc. Canada-based start-up CelluFuel Inc.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Field tests being conducted in Gothenburg show that Volvo Buses’ plug-in hybrid reduces fuel consumption by 81% and total energy consumption (diesel plus electricity) by 61% compared to a comparable Euro 5 diesel bus. The 4-cylinder, 5-liter Volvo D5F diesel engine produces 215 bhp and is installed vertically. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 10, 2021

According to the Fiscal Impact Statement prepared by the Finance Division of the City Council, there are approximately 10,700 school buses City-wide, of which the City manages approximately 960 in partnership with the NYC School Bus Umbrella Corporation (NYCSBUS). million in capital costs through Fiscal 2035, or $28.3

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APRIL 6, 2022

Proterra Transit battery-electric buses feature zero tailpipe emissions, saving approximately 230,000 pounds of greenhouse gases annually when replacing a diesel bus. The company’s fleet of zero-emission, electric transit buses have displaced more than 140 million pounds of CO 2 tailpipe emissions.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

The new-generation compact car benefits from gasoline (TSI); diesel (TDI); compressed natural gas (TGI); mild-hybrid (eTSI) and plug-in hybrid (eHybrid) units. Diesel remains an important technology in reducing carbon emissions, and the all-new Leon offers three diesel options: all 2.0-liter At the top is the 140kW/190PS 2.0-liter

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland, Alstom, Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH (NASA) and Rolls-Royce plan to implement jointly a new hybrid drive solution on Abellio’s fleet of Coradia Lint diesel trains. The Coradia Lint is a fuel-efficient diesel multiple unit (DMU) that can reach operating speeds of up to 140 kph.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

At the current pace of research and development, replacing gasoline and diesel with renewable fuel alternatives could take some 131 years, according to a new University of California, Davis, study using a new sustainability forecasting approach based on market expectations. The forecast was published online 8 Nov.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

ARB’s Truck Loan Assistance Program received an additional $18 million to help small business fleet owners finance truck upgrades required under the ARB’s In-Use Truck and Bus Regulation. The Truck Loan Assistance Program is implemented in partnership with the California Pollution Control Financing Authority.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2017

The Urban Lab 2 laboratory vehicle is the result of the EDIT (Efficient Distribution Truck) collaborative project, financed by the Single Inter-Ministry Fund, Auvergne Rhône-Alpes Region, Métropole de Lyon, Ain Department Council and the FEDER. Diesel now provides an effective response to the needs of the road freight transport sector.

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JANUARY 29, 2021

The Showroom includes the State EV Policy Dashboard; EV Roadmap Roundup; EV Funding and Financing Guide; EV Tools and Calculators Clearinghouse; AchiEVe Toolkit; Freight Electrification Report; and ZEV State Scorecard. The State EV Policy Dashboard displays the status of 10 leading state EV policy strategies, updated monthly.

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OCTOBER 27, 2020

Alstom is supplying the iLint hydrogen trains ( earlier post ) for the Taunusbahn, Infraserv Höchst will operate the future hydrogen filling station and the State of Hesse and RMV are setting the course for the future and financing them. The implementation is on schedule; the total order volume is €500 million.

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AUGUST 12, 2020

million barrels of renewable diesel per year for five years from a converted California refinery starting in 2022. million barrels per day of heating oils, kerosene and diesel oils. ExxonMobil has signed an agreement with Global Clean Energy Holdings to purchase 2.5 As background, globally, in 2019, ExxonMobil sold some 1.9

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MAY 28, 2013

has successfully demonstrated the conversion of municipal solid waste (MSW)—household garbage—into jet and diesel fuels. The two-stage MSW-to-jet or diesel process also starts with the syngas generated by gasification, but uses a Fischer-Tropsch process to produce jet fuel and/or diesel fuel. Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2012

The assembly of the first commercial light-duty diesel plug-in hybrid has been successfully integrated on the same line as the company’s other models at the Torslanda plant in Gothenburg. The two companies have financed the development project jointly. Earlier post.)

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MAY 21, 2014

Completion of the transaction with Tyson Foods, which is contingent upon the closing of REG’s December 2013 announced agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Syntroleum Corporation, would give REG full ownership of Dynamic Fuels and its 75-million gallon per year nameplate capacity renewable diesel biorefinery in Geismar, Louisiana.

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JUNE 17, 2021

has awarded an engineering services contract to Worley for the Aemetis “Carbon Zero” renewable jet and diesel plant in Riverbank, California. The Aemetis Carbon Zero renewable jet and diesel project is designed to hydrotreat renewable oils with hydrogen from orchard and forest wood waste. Aemetis, Inc.

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MARCH 3, 2014

The project will produce 37,610 barrels per day (bbl/d) of GTL diesel, GTL kerosene, GTL naphtha and LPG using natural gas supplied by Uzbekneftegaz from the Shurtan fields. The majority of production will be GTL diesel and GTL kerosene.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2022

ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), successfully completed an on-road demonstration of its proprietary technology that enables a heavy-duty truck diesel engine to operate on low-carbon and carbon-negative fuels, including 100% renewable plant-based fuels.

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AUGUST 31, 2020

from March to May, while diesel fuel consumption declined by 16.5%. Consumption of gasoline and diesel fuel continues to be depressed as many people continue to work from home and limit extracurricular activity. Treasury noted that consumption of gasoline declined by a total of 38.7%

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JULY 12, 2023

ClearFlame’s solution elevates combustion temperatures in order to enable use of non-traditional fuels that fail to ignite using conventional diesel-style MCCI (mixing-controlled compression ignition) without sacrificing performance. In addition to a series of other tests, the genset completed a successful 24-hour continuous power test.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The diesel engine on the Empa test facility was tuned to DME. In contrast to diesel, the highly volatile DME has almost no lubricating qualities, which can quickly destroy the high-pressure pump of a common rail injection system. Finally, the combustion chambers and compression ratio of the former diesel engine have also been modified.

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JUNE 21, 2021

Aemetis awarded an engineering services contract to Worley for the Aemetis ‘Carbon Zero’ renewable jet and diesel plant in Riverbank, California. The Aemetis Carbon Zero renewable jet and diesel project is designed to hydrotreat renewable oils with hydrogen from orchard and forest wood waste. Earlier post.)

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MAY 11, 2015

Audi is also supporting Joule’s hydrocarbon product, which was previously tested and shown to meet ASTM specifications in diesel blends of up to 50%. New financing. Joule also announced the closing of $40 million in private equity and venture debt financing, supporting the company’s growth towards commercialization.

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

GE Capital’s Transportation Finance business and Clean Energy Fuels Corp., the largest provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America, have entered into a strategic alliance to accelerate the conversion of heavy-duty trucking fleets from diesel to cleaner-burning, less-expensive natural gas.

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AUGUST 3, 2022

The new refinery projects would increase production of refined products, such as gasoline and diesel, and in turn, they might reduce the current high prices for these products. Net global capacity declined in 2021 for the first time in 30 years, according to the IEA. China’s refinery capacity is scheduled to increase significantly this year.

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JULY 28, 2015

The investment aims to maximize diesel production, and will introduce the most modern refinery technologies in Upper Egypt, satisfying the growing local demand for petroleum products. According to the agreement, Technip will now start activities for the project, as well as providing support to ensure project financing.

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MAY 11, 2017

The transaction is expected to reduce REG’s operating costs and create opportunities for expansion at Geismar, a 75-million gallon annual nameplate capacity renewable hydrocarbon diesel biorefinery that also produces renewable naphtha and renewable liquefied petroleum gas. — Brad Albin, REG Vice President, Manufacturing.

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APRIL 15, 2023

TerraStar Energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Emerging Fuels Technology (EFT) to license EFT’s Fischer-Tropsch (FT) and Maxx Jet/Maxx Diesel proprietary technology ( earlier post ) to build a fleet of FLEX plants—small-scale, modular renewable diesel facilities.

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