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DOE Turns Down V-Vehicle Loan Applications

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VVC has said that its V Car’s fuel economy would be among the best of all four-passenger gasoline-powered vehicles sold in the US today. million to re-equip and tool an existing manufacturing facility as VVC’s first regional assembly plant in Monroe, Louisiana. The first loan application was for $79.9 The second was for $241.2

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Darling International and Valero Considering Forming a Joint Venture for Renewable Diesel

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Charles refinery near Norco, Louisiana. ConocoPhillips suspended the project in fall 2008 due to the deteriorating economy and a loss of federal tax credits. Tyson is continuing ahead with a second renewable diesel venture with Syntroleum in Louisiana. In 2007, ConocoPhillips and Tyson Foods Inc. Earlier post.)

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition’s Long Island Regional Energy Collaborative Promoting a Green Economy through Clean Alternatives. Louis, San Antonio/Austin, and Oklahoma City as well as a refueling corridor along I-10 in Louisiana (New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles). Total DOE award: $14,999,927.

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Are EV Prices Finally Dropping? What It Means for Buyers in 2025

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Economies of scale in EV production : As production scales up, manufacturers can reduce costs. Tesla’s Gigafactories and similar large-scale production facilities by other automakers have contributed to these economies of scale. This increased demand can lead to economies of scale in production, ultimately driving down prices.

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EPA Administrator broadly outlines Trump Administration thinking on fuel economy standards and California

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In a speech on Tuesday at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the Trump Administration’s thinking on national fuel economy standards and California. Earlier post.). So we will be moving forward with one national standard very soon.

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Trump plans to gut EV policy: What it might mean for jobs, auto industry, made in America

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GM CEO Mary Barra – Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors In late 2019 Trump effectively nixed an extension of the tax credit for Tesla and GM, which had already reached their 200,000-vehicle caps under the former framework. There’s been no about-face to a clean-energy economy. EV plants Tens of thousands more U.S.