Diesel, Gasoline and Transportation

ExxonMobil: diesel will surpass gasoline as the number one global transportation fuel by 2020

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MARCH 9, 2013

Transportation fuel mix in millions of oil-equivalent barrels through 2020. Diesel will surpass gasoline as the number one transportation fuel worldwide by 2020 and continue to increase its share through 2040, according to ExxonMobil’s recently published Outlook For Energy: A View To 2040. Source: ExxonMobil Outlook.

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Gasoline Transportation 2020 Diesel

Chevron / Toyota road trip demonstrates renewable gasoline blend

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APRIL 18, 2023

Chevron USA kicked off a road trip across the US Gulf Coast to showcase an innovative new gasoline blend with more than 50% renewable content. During the tour, Chevron representatives will talk with members of the public about the benefits of lower carbon fuels such as biofuels and renewable gasoline blend.

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Chevron Gasoline Renewable Toyota

DTF: Diesel dominates commercial truck, transit and school bus fleets in US

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JULY 14, 2022

Diesel is the predominant technology in commercial trucking, school, and transit bus sectors, according to the Diesel Technology Forum’s analysis of data sourced from S&P Global Mobility TIPNet data of vehicles in operation for Class 3-8 as of December 2021. Of the largest trucks (Class 8) in operation, 97% are diesels.

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Diesel Commercial Fleet District of Columbia

Large differences among the recent increases in the cost of powering gasoline, diesel, and electric vehicles

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JUNE 2, 2022

This post examines the recent changes in the costs of powering gasoline, diesel, and electric vehicles. The expectation was that the cost of electricity had recently increased much less than the costs of gasoline and diesel. Gasoline vs. diesel changes are now possible to calculate already for May.

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Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Cost Of Diesel

Bosch, Shell, and Volkswagen develop renewable gasoline with 20% lower CO2; rollout of Blue Gasoline this year

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MAY 4, 2021

Following on the introduction of R33 Blue Diesel ( earlier post ), Bosch, Shell, and Volkswagen have now developed a low-carbon gasoline. The new fuel, called Blue Gasoline, similarly contains up to 33% renewables, ensuring a well-to-wheel reduction in carbon emissions of at least 20% per kilometer driven. Every bit of CO?

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Gasoline Renewable CO2 Gasoline-Electric

California “gasoline superuser” bill advances; focusing ZEV incentives on reducing gasoline use

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APRIL 20, 2022

The California Assembly Transportation Committee passed a landmark ZEV incentive reform bill, AB 2816 , by a 6-2 vote on Monday. If passed, this bill would make California the first government in the world to focus ZEV incentives on maximizing cuts in gasoline consumption.

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Gasoline California San Francisco Jordan

EIA: State tax rates for retail gasoline and diesel increased in 13 states in 2023

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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). gal gasoline tax is restored by 1 May 2023. These taxes have increased in 13 states since July 2022.

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Tax Gasoline Diesel Fuel Tax

UK accelerates end of sale of new gasoline and diesel cars to 2030, hybrids to 2035

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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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Gasoline Diesel Sale Hybrid

BNEF: net-zero road transport by 2050 still possible, but big push needed

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JUNE 2, 2022

The road transport sector could still reach net-zero emissions by 2050 through electrification, but urgent action would be required from policymakers and industry participants, according to research company BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) latest annual Long-Term Electric Vehicle Outlook (EVO). million sold in 2021 to 21 million in 2025.

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Transportation Emissions Economy Fleet

Bosch and Weichai Power boost efficiency of Weichai truck diesel engines from 46% to 50%

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Bosch and Weichai Power have increased the efficiency of Weichai truck diesel engines from their current level of roughly 46% to 50%. Even though the diesel engine is nearly 130 years old, its development continues. Bosch provides its modular common-rail system for the six-cylinder diesel engine with 12.9 liters displacement.

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Diesel Engine Power Powered

Tevva and Vattenfall collaborate to develop zero-emission transport solution; electric with hydrogen range extender

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APRIL 26, 2021

Electric truck company Tevva and Vattenfall signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the opportunity to provide a complete zero-emission transport solution for businesses looking to reduce the overall carbon impact of their operations.

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Hydrogen Transportation Emissions Range

Prometheus CEO outlines tech advances that could make CO2-to-fuels renewable gasoline and jet price-competitive with fossil fuels

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JANUARY 30, 2020

In a commentary in the journal Joule , Rob McGinnis, founder and and CEO of Prometheus , a company that is developing technology to remove carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into fuels, discusses the technology advances that could lead to the potential price-competitiveness of renewable gasoline and jet with fossil fuels.

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Gasoline Renewable Fuel Price

EIA: Renewable diesel increasingly used to meet California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard; 10.1% of total diesel supplied in 2Q18

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Renewable diesel net supply to California’s fuel market has increased since the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program went into effect in 2011, reaching 100 million gallons during the second quarter of 2018, or 10.1% of the total diesel supplied to California that quarter, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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Diesel Renewable Carbon Standards

Diesel and gasoline prices drop in early 2020, but diesel drops substantially less

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MAY 1, 2020

Although both diesel and gasoline are made from oil, the trends in their prices do not always go in parallel. While personal driving (which uses primarily gasoline) is down greatly because of various stay-at-home mandates, commercial truck transport (which uses primarily diesel) has been substantially less affected.

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Diesel Gasoline 2020 Price

T&E concludes that diesel cars emit more CO2 on a full lifecycle basis than gasoline cars

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

A new analysis by the NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) concludes that diesel cars emit more CO 2 than equivalent cars on a full lifecycle basis—i.e., According to the T&E analysis, an average diesel car produces emits 3.65 According to the T&E analysis, an average diesel car produces emits 3.65 l/100 km (37.3

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Gasoline Diesel CO2 Cars

EEA: Walking, cycling and public transport in cities remain greener mobility options than electric scooters or car ride-hailing

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

A new report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) finds that, taken together with public transport, walking and cycling for short city journeys provide the greatest benefits for both human health and the environment in urban areas. The introduction and rapid uptake of app-based vehicle sharing schemes can also have benefits.

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Transportation Environment 2018 Cars

Kawasaki, Subaru, Toyota, Mazda, and Yamaha partner on producing, transporting, and using carbon-neutral fuels, including hydrogen

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NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Specifically, to expand options for producing, transporting, and using fuel, the five companies intend to unite and pursue the three initiatives of: Participating in races using carbon-neutral fuels; Exploring the use of hydrogen engines in two-wheeled and other vehicles; and. The challenge of transporting hydrogen fuel.

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Mazda Hydrogen Toyota Transportation

FEV and Neander Motors AG showcasing double-crankshaft turbo-diesel outboard marine engine at SAE World Congress

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APRIL 4, 2014

a leading developer of advanced powertrain and vehicle system technologies, will showcase a turbo-diesel outboard marine engine developed in cooperation with Neander Motors AG at the upcoming SAE World Congress 8-10 April at COBO Center in Detroit. Diesel Engines Ports and Marine' FEV North America, Inc. Click to enlarge. —Prof.

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Mariner Congress Diesel Engine

NJ boosts gasoline tax 22.5% to $0.507/gallon effective 1 October, diesel to $0.577

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AUGUST 31, 2020

The increase brings the gasoline tax from $0.414 to $0.507 per gallon (22.5%). When it does not, the gas tax rate has to be adjusted accordingly in order for us to meet our obligation under the law and fully fund the state’s many pressing transportation infrastructure needs. —State Treasurer Elizabeth Maher Muoio.

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Tax Gasoline Diesel 2016

New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

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NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Data compiled by Euromonitor for European research and campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E) shows a surge in the number of Uber drivers (officially registered as private hire vehicles - PHV) in the past few years. The high share of diesels in the PHV fleet can be also found in the traditional taxi market.

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Pollution Taxi London San Francisco

Researchers explore catalytic partial oxidation reformation of diesel, gasoline, and natural gas for “single-fuel RCCI”

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MARCH 18, 2019

Researchers at Stony Brook University, with colleagues from The City College of New Tyork, Alloy Surfaces and Innoveering, explored the catalytic partial oxidation (CPOX) reforming of three potential transportation-relevant fuels—gasoline, diesel, and natural gas—for use in low-temperature combustion (LTC) engines.

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Gasoline Diesel Gas Fuel

Zeem launches first commercial electric vehicle Transportation-As-A-Service depot

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APRIL 4, 2022

Fleet electrification provider Zeem Solutions has opened its first commercial EV transportation-as-a-service depot in Inglewood, California, near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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Commercial Transportation Electric Vehicles Los Angeles

Achates Power and Aramco Services Company partner on opposed-piston engine projects; Opposed-Piston Gasoline Compression Ignition (OPGCI)

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JANUARY 15, 2018

The first result of this agreement is the demonstration vehicle that will be shown at the 2018 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS): a light-duty truck with an Opposed-Piston Gasoline Compression Ignition (OPGCI) Engine. six-piston) light-duty version of its opposed piston engine (OPE) in both diesel- and gasoline-fueled versions.

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Gasoline Engine Companies Power

Methanol Institute releases two reports on methanol as safe, efficient and clean fuel

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MARCH 17, 2020

The report provides a summary of an analysis of physical properties of 19 samples of gasoline and methanol, as well as co-solvents ethanol, methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and tertbutyl alcohol (TBA) in different blending ratios. Gasoline-methanol blends evaporate faster at a lower temperature when methanol and ethanol are added to gasoline.

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Clean Cleaning Fuel Gasoline-Electric

Grön Fuels selects Haldor Topsoe technologies for multi-billion-dollar renewable fuels complex in Louisiana

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

Grön Fuels, LLC’s renewable diesel and jet fuel option facility at the Port of Greater Baton Rouge is based on Topsoe’s proprietary HydroFlex hydrotreating and H2bridge hydrogen technologies, including an option to capture ~1 million tons per year of bio-CO 2 for carbon sequestration in suitable deep saline aquifers located below the project site.

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Renewable Louisiana Fuel Diesel

3 East Coast states and DC first to participate in TCI-P cap-and-invest program for transportation

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

The governors of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, and the mayor of the District of Columbia announced that theirs will be the first jurisdictions to launch a new multi-state program that the principals expect will invest some $300 million per year in cleaner transportation choices.

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Rhode Island District of Columbia Transportation Connecticut

Experts view on future transportation fuels

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Multiple step-change reductions in the environmental/climate footprint of combustion-based transportation systems, while maintaining the fitness for purpose and convenience for the end user, are achievable. 2018) “Future transportation fuels.” —Kalghatgi et al. Kalghatgi, G., Levinsky, H., & Colket, M. doi: 10.1016/j.pecs.2018.06.003.

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Transportation Future Fuel Climate Change

Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019

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JANUARY 7, 2021

Department of Transportation. Department of Transportation were the sources of the information for 1986 through 2019. Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. Annual statistics from the U.S.

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Fuel Economy 2019 Economy Light

Suburban Propane Partners taking 39% stake in DME producer Oberon Fuels; rDME/propane blends

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

a nationwide distributor of propane, fuel oil and related products and services, as well as a marketer of natural gas and electricity, is purchasing a 39% stake in Oberon Fuels, a San Diego, CA-based development-stage producer of low-carbon, renewable dimethyl ether (rDME) transportation fuel. Suburban Propane Partners, L.P., Earlier post.).

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Fuel San Diego United States Carbon

Gevo develops process to convert isobutanol or fusel oils into renewable diesel

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

has developed proprietary, breakthrough processes that convert either low-carbon isobutanol or low-value fusel oils—a mixture of alcohols that are byproducts from fermentation processes such as alcohol production—into renewable diesel. Patrick Gruber, Chief Executive Officer of Gevo.

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Renewable Convert Diesel Oil

Renault makes public its lifecycle study of Fluence ICE vs Fluence EV

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JULY 11, 2013

Renault recently made public the findings of an internal study, published first in October 2011, detailing and comparing the lifecycle assessments (LCAs) of the battery-electric and two internal combustion engined versions (gasoline and diesel) of the Renault Fluence. Renault assessed the diesel Fluence dCi (1.5L dCi (66 kW).

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Li-ion Gasoline-Electric Ozone Diesel

New report finds global CO2 vehicle emission reduction measures falter; dropping diesels, increasing SUVs

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MARCH 21, 2019

Average new LDV fuel economy (liters gasoline equivalent per 100 km (L ge /100 km) by country or region (2005-17) and new registrations (2017). It was authored by the International Energy Agency (IEA), in collaboration with International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), and was funded by the FIA Foundation, through GFEI.

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Global Fuel Economy Diesel SUV

EPA GHG Inventory shows US GHG down 1.7% y-o-y in 2019, down 13% from 2005

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APRIL 17, 2021

Transportation. Transportation activities are the largest source of emissions, accounting for 29% of total US greenhouse gas emissions in 2019. From 1990 to 2019, transportation CO 2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion rose by 24% due in large part to increased demand for travel. Total GHG emissions in 2019 were up 1.8%

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2005 2019 EPA Climate Change

Neste testing renewable gasoline in Sweden for possible commercialization internationally

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MAY 22, 2021

Neste, the world’s leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), is beginning the final phase of testing of a renewable gasoline for drop-in commercial use in the existing fleet. The product fulfills EN228 standard and can be used in both existing and new gasoline and hybrid cars.

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Sweden Gasoline Renewable Commercial

UW Madison, ExxonMobil researchers convert alcohols to diesel-range ethers and olefins

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MAY 18, 2019

The ethers can be used as cetane-improvers in diesel fuel, while the olefins can be hydrogenated and blended with gasoline or oligomerized and hydrogenated to jet-range paraffins. The synthesis of liquid transportation fuels from abundant, bio-derived feedstocks is motivated by the drive toward lower GHG fuels.

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Convert Diesel Range Conversion

Ozinga Energy and Ingevity to field adsorbed natural gas bi-fuel pickup

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MAY 5, 2020

(ANGP) and Ingevity, the ANG system is made possible by the performance of Ingevity’s Nuchar activated carbon that significantly lowers the natural gas storage pressure, reduces the system’s complexity and captures the environmental benefits and cost savings of natural gas when used as a transportation fuel.

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Gas F-150 Fuel Energy

California 2017 GHG inventory shows 1.2% total drop from 2016; transportation sector emissions up 1%

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AUGUST 14, 2019

The transportation sector remains the largest source of GHG emissions in the state, and saw a 1% increase in emissions in 2017. Transportation sector emission sources include combustion of fuels utilized in-state that are used by on-road and off-road vehicles, aviation, rail, and water-borne vehicles, as well as a few other smaller sources.

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2017 2016 Transportation Emissions

Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2017

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Department of Transportation. Department of Transportation were the sources of the information for 1986 through 2017. Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan. Annual statistics from the U.S.

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Fuel Economy 2017 Economy Light

UK ONS report finds significant challenge remains to reduce road transport emissions; sector GHG emissions up 6% from 1990-2017

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

A new report by the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) finds that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from road transport in the UK rose by 6% from 1990 to 2017. The increase—albeit lower than the increase in road traffic—highlights the significant challenge in reducing emissions from road transport, the report says.

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2017 Emissions Transportation 2018

EIA: Petroleum and natural gas will be the most-used fuels in the US through 2050

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MARCH 18, 2022

In the AEO2022 Reference case, transportation and industrial processes are the primary consumers of petroleum and other liquids in the United States. In the Reference case, petroleum and other liquids (mainly motor gasoline and distillate fuel oil) are the primary fuels consumed in the US transportation sector. Source: U.S.

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Gas Fuel Gas-Electric Gasoline-Electric

Haldor Topsoe to build large-scale SOEC electrolyzer manufacturing facility to meet customer needs for green hydrogen

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MARCH 7, 2021

SOECs can be thermally integrated with a range of chemical syntheses, enabling recycling of captured CO 2 and H 2 O into synthetic natural gas or gasoline, methanol, or ammonia, resulting in further efficiency improvements compared with low-temperature electrolysis technologies. —Hauch et al.

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Hydrogen Green Manufacturer Saudi Arabia

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

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JULY 21, 2021

Natural gas does not offer climate benefits compared to gasoline and diesel, and many biofuel pathways do not, either. Drivers of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles rely too much on the gasoline engine for this pathway to be a long-term climate solution, the ICCT said. Source: The ICCT.

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Hydrogen Fuel Batteries Battery

NUS-led study: beltway to divert diesel trucks in São Paulo improved air quality and public health

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APRIL 29, 2018

A study by researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the University of São Paulo revealed that a beltway constructed to divert heavy-duty diesel vehicles traffic in the Brazilian city of São Paulo improved air quality and public health in the city. —He et al.

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Diesel Singapore Pollution London

Preem selects Haldor Topsoe HydroFlex technology for renewable diesel and jet fuel production

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MARCH 13, 2020

Preem has chosen Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlex renewable fuel hydrotreating technology to produce clean renewable diesel and jet fuel at its Gothenburg refinery in Sweden. We are very pleased with our long-standing collaboration with Topsoe, and we look forward to the next leg of our common journey towards more sustainable transportation.

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Renewable Diesel Fuel Production

ExxonMobil: diesel will surpass gasoline as the number one global transportation fuel by 2020

Chevron / Toyota road trip demonstrates renewable gasoline blend

DTF: Diesel dominates commercial truck, transit and school bus fleets in US

Large differences among the recent increases in the cost of powering gasoline, diesel, and electric vehicles

Bosch, Shell, and Volkswagen develop renewable gasoline with 20% lower CO2; rollout of Blue Gasoline this year

California “gasoline superuser” bill advances; focusing ZEV incentives on reducing gasoline use

EIA: State tax rates for retail gasoline and diesel increased in 13 states in 2023

UK accelerates end of sale of new gasoline and diesel cars to 2030, hybrids to 2035

BNEF: net-zero road transport by 2050 still possible, but big push needed

Bosch and Weichai Power boost efficiency of Weichai truck diesel engines from 46% to 50%

Tevva and Vattenfall collaborate to develop zero-emission transport solution; electric with hydrogen range extender

Prometheus CEO outlines tech advances that could make CO2-to-fuels renewable gasoline and jet price-competitive with fossil fuels

EIA: Renewable diesel increasingly used to meet California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard; 10.1% of total diesel supplied in 2Q18

Diesel and gasoline prices drop in early 2020, but diesel drops substantially less

T&E concludes that diesel cars emit more CO2 on a full lifecycle basis than gasoline cars

EEA: Walking, cycling and public transport in cities remain greener mobility options than electric scooters or car ride-hailing

Kawasaki, Subaru, Toyota, Mazda, and Yamaha partner on producing, transporting, and using carbon-neutral fuels, including hydrogen

FEV and Neander Motors AG showcasing double-crankshaft turbo-diesel outboard marine engine at SAE World Congress

NJ boosts gasoline tax 22.5% to $0.507/gallon effective 1 October, diesel to $0.577

New analysis suggests Uber adding significantly to pollution and traffic in European cities

Researchers explore catalytic partial oxidation reformation of diesel, gasoline, and natural gas for “single-fuel RCCI”

Zeem launches first commercial electric vehicle Transportation-As-A-Service depot

Achates Power and Aramco Services Company partner on opposed-piston engine projects; Opposed-Piston Gasoline Compression Ignition (OPGCI)

Methanol Institute releases two reports on methanol as safe, efficient and clean fuel

Grön Fuels selects Haldor Topsoe technologies for multi-billion-dollar renewable fuels complex in Louisiana

3 East Coast states and DC first to participate in TCI-P cap-and-invest program for transportation

Experts view on future transportation fuels

Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2019

Suburban Propane Partners taking 39% stake in DME producer Oberon Fuels; rDME/propane blends

Gevo develops process to convert isobutanol or fusel oils into renewable diesel

Renault makes public its lifecycle study of Fluence ICE vs Fluence EV

New report finds global CO2 vehicle emission reduction measures falter; dropping diesels, increasing SUVs

EPA GHG Inventory shows US GHG down 1.7% y-o-y in 2019, down 13% from 2005

Neste testing renewable gasoline in Sweden for possible commercialization internationally

UW Madison, ExxonMobil researchers convert alcohols to diesel-range ethers and olefins

Ozinga Energy and Ingevity to field adsorbed natural gas bi-fuel pickup

California 2017 GHG inventory shows 1.2% total drop from 2016; transportation sector emissions up 1%

Actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks: 1966-2017

UK ONS report finds significant challenge remains to reduce road transport emissions; sector GHG emissions up 6% from 1990-2017

EIA: Petroleum and natural gas will be the most-used fuels in the US through 2050

Haldor Topsoe to build large-scale SOEC electrolyzer manufacturing facility to meet customer needs for green hydrogen

ICCT LCA study finds only battery and hydrogen fuel-cell EVs have potential to be very low-GHG passenger vehicle pathways

NUS-led study: beltway to divert diesel trucks in São Paulo improved air quality and public health

Preem selects Haldor Topsoe HydroFlex technology for renewable diesel and jet fuel production

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