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says it has been granted Part 79 ( Title 40 CFR Part 79 ) registration for its Renewable Gasoline Blendstock 5 ( earlier post ) by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The registration, required by manufacturers of motor vehicle fuels by the EPA, must be completed prior to the sale of the product.
EPA is proposing , at the request of the State of Maine, to require the sale of reformulated gasoline ( RFG ) in York, Cumberland, Sagadahoc, Androscoggin, Kennebec, Knox and Lincoln counties in southern Maine starting in June 2015. About 30% of gasoline sold in the US is reformulated.
liter turbocharged gasoline engines from 2012. Participating in the signing were Saab Automobile CEO Jan Åke Jonsson, Saab Automobile Chairman Victor Muller and Ian Robertson, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, responsible for Sales and Marketing. The engines will be adapted to meet Saab’s specific requirements.
The two launch engines are the D5 twin turbo diesel and the T6 supercharged and turbocharged gasoline unit. Power and torque charts for the T6 gasoline unit (left) and the D5 diesel (right). The gasoline supercharged and turbocharged T6 delivers an output of 316 hp (236 kW) and a maximum torque of 400 N·m (295 lb-ft) of torque.
has paid $1,014,000 in penalties for violations of California’s reformulated gasoline regulations. Tesoro supplied gasoline in violation of state regulations from two Tesoro refineries and one terminal for a period of 52 violation days. The California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced that Tesoro Corp.
EPA projects advanced transmissions (6+ speeds and CVTs), gasoline direct injection (GDI) systems, and turbocharged engines will be installed on at least 15% of all MY 2013 vehicles. The majority of the emissions and fuel savings from current vehicles, EPA noted, is due to new gasoline vehicle technologies. Click to enlarge.
The California State Board of Equalization (BOE) announced that gasoline consumption in the state rose 2.4% In FY 14-15, Californians consumed 14.921 billion gallons of gasoline, a 2.4% During FY 14-15 California’s average price of gasoline was $3.42 from the average price of gasoline of $3.92 per gallon, a decline of 12.8%
Global Bioenergies is beginning the road-testing phase of renewable gasoline derived from its fermentative isobutene pathway. Global Bioenergies will use an EN228-compliant gasoline blend containing more than 34% of renewable, isobutene-derived, compounds to fuel a car on a circuit. Earlier post.) An Audi A4 2.0
which requires that, beginning 31 December 2010, all gasoline sold or offered for sale in Florida by a terminal supplier, importer, blender, or wholesaler be blended gasoline. Blended gasoline” is defined in the law as a mixture of 90 to 91 percent gasoline and 9 to 10 percent fuel ethanol or other alternative fuel, by volume.
for collaboration on a new vehicle for sale in the United States. Pursuant to the terms of the MOU, smart USA would obtain the rights to procure and distribute a five-door, gasoline-powered, B-segment vehicle from Nissan for sale through the smart USA retail dealership network in the United States. Click to enlarge.
To legislate to ensure only the cleanest domestic fuels will be available for sale, preventing 8,000 tonnes of harmful particulate matter from entering the atmosphere each year. Ending the sale of new conventional diesel and gasoline cars and vans by 2040. In future only the cleanest domestic fuels will be available for sale.
In 1975, General Ernesto Geisel, then-president of Brazil, ordered the country’s gasoline supply mixed with 10% ethanol. The level was raised to 25% over the next five years, which was intended to maintain a constant Brazilian gasoline supply for an ever-increasing demand. These were arguably the first flex-fuel vehicles.
The facility is designed as an initial scale commercial facility, processing 500 bone dry tons of sustainably harvested woody biomass per day for an annual capacity of more than 13 million gallons of gasoline, diesel, and fuel oil blendstocks. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). —Fred Cannon, KiOR’s President and CEO.
The station wagon complements the Cruze sedan and hatchback, which together have combined sales of more than 1 million vehicles globally since launch in 2009. The new station wagon is not planned for sale in North America. gasoline engines, a new 1.4L turbo gasoline, a new 1.7L gasoline engines, a new 1.4L
Californians can continue to operate their current CARB-compliant gasoline-powered SORE equipment; there will be no ban on using older models or used equipment purchased in the future. Older models on store shelves can also be purchased even if they are gasoline-powered. Despite their small size, these engines are highly polluting.
—Volkswagen Brand Board Member for Sales, Jürgen Stackmann. Diesel engines emit up to 15% less CO 2 than comparable gasoline engines; the CO 2 benefits are greater for larger vehicles.
A vehicle manufacturer’s ZEV requirement is based on a percentage of all passenger cars and light-duty trucks up to 8,500 lbs, delivered for sale in California. The ZEV mandate requires that large volume manufacturers produce and offer for sale in California a specified number of ZEVs. Earlier post.).
1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Ford will also be introducing the C-MAX Hybrid and the C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid—also to be built at Michigan Assembly— for sale in the second half of next year. A limited number of Focus Electrics will first be available in California and the New York/New Jersey areas. Earlier post.).
liter, V10 engine and a 41-gallon propane autogas fuel tank, the ROUSH CleanTech shuttle bus has completed Federal Transit Administration’s New Model Bus Testing Program (“Altoona Testing”) and is certified for sale in all 50 states by the California Air Resources Board and Environmental Protection Agency.
Following last month’s launch of the all-new 2013 Mazda CX-5, the 2014 Mazda6 will be the second of Mazda’s next-generation vehicles to receive the full suite of Skyactiv Technologies ( earlier post ), and is expected to be released for sale during the first quarter of 2013.
The regulations mandate that a certain percentage of the vehicles delivered for sale in a state are ZEV vehicles. Each year, manufacturers must meet a ZEV credit amount that is based on average annual sales. Electric vehicles also tend to have lower maintenance costs than gasoline cars, which also reduces ownership costs.
Jaguar Classic has confirmed it will offer all-electric E-types for sale. Its lithium-ion battery pack has the same dimensions, and similar weight, to the standard E-type’s six-cylinder gasoline XK engine and is in the same location. The electric motor lies just behind the battery pack, in place of the E-type’s gearbox.
Moreover, it indicates that these standards can be achieved by relying primarily on advanced gasoline vehicles. The report projects that only modest penetration of hybrids and only low levels of electric vehicles are needed to meet the standards.
Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) is primarily used in producing additional gasoline in the refining process. Butane and lighter HCs are processed further to separate them into fuel gas (mostly methane and ethane), propane, propylene, butane, and butene for sale, or for further processing or use.
To support the rollout, Ford will rapidly expand the availability of EcoBoost gasoline engine technology, low CO 2 ECOnetic Technologies, vehicle electrification and driver assistance features. liter EcoBoost gasoline engine, a combination that is expected to deliver best-in-class fuel economy. Fiesta will be available with the 1.0-liter
The new approval by UL comes as the market prepares for possible changes in US federal energy policy that would shift the standard gasoline blend from the current E10 to mid-level blends of ethanol.
The California ZEV Regulation requires large volume and intermediate volume vehicle manufacturers to bring to and to operate in California a certain percent of ZEVs (such as battery electric and fuel cell vehicles); plug-in hybrids; hybrids; and gasoline vehicles with near-zero tail pipe emissions. delivered for sale in California.
Ricardo’s gasoline engine roadmap focuses on CO 2 reduction through downsizing and the use of synergistic technologies. Engine downsizing is central to Ricardo’s gasoline engine roadmap for future CO 2 and fuel economy improvements. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.
GTL systems from the companies can also be used to process coal and biomass assets providing the ability to convert these natural gas streams into useable products including diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel. The company’s plant will convert natural gas to SynCrude, with components of diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel.
A new study by a team from Aarhus University in Denmark has found that car dealerships pose a significant barrier to electric vehicle adoption at the point of sale due to a perceived lack of business case viability in relation to gasoline and diesel vehicles. Their study is published in the journal Nature.
New gasoline vehicles will still be allowed for sale through 2034. The new regulation also includes provisions to give the consumer assurance that these zero emission vehicles can be full replacements to gasoline vehicles. The commission is the policy and rulemaking board for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).
Drivers of gasoline-powered vehicles can go just about anywhere, confident a filling station will be nearby. The pipelines necessary to move gasoline around the country have existed for decades; gas stations on street corners are a common landmark, and the trucks that haul gasoline into each station’s tanks pass without notice.
The company’s investment will be provided by Chesapeake NG Ventures Corporation (CNGV), established in 2011 to identify and invest in companies and technologies that will replace the use of gasoline and diesel derived primarily from foreign oil. 3M expects these tanks to be available for sale during the fourth quarter of 2012.
Diesel fuel, octane enhancers and gasoline blendstocks are just several of the cuts that can be yielded from the end-product. The Ashley plant will also produce commercial grade waxes for sale to the industrial wax market, which will be purchased by AM WAX.
million vehicles including: more than 500 fuel cell vehicles; 38,000 battery electric vehicles; 29,300 neighborhood electric vehicles (NEVs); 30,000 plug-in hybrids; 570,000 hybrids; and 3 million gasoline vehicles. This latest credit balance report reflects ZEV regulation compliance through model year 2013, representing a total of 3.5
Nissan announced that the all-new Murano, including the hybrid version ( earlier post ), is officially available for sale from its joint venture in China, Dongfeng Nissan Passenger vehicle company (DFL-PV). gasoline engine, as well as superior fuel economy similar to the 2.0L gasoline engine.
GSA has also committed to purchasing 100 plug-in hybrids as they become available in fiscal 2011, and will offer them for sale or lease to interested federal agencies. A similarly sized gasoline-powered cargo van typically found on GSA’s schedule costs around $20,000, according to Toth.
Set a target of reducing the carbon intensity of gasoline and diesel by 10 to 15 percent by 2030. Create separate fuel pools for gasoline and diesel. They will be used to generate credits for sale to petroleum fuel suppliers (depending on verification that their carbon intensity is lower than that of gasoline and diesel).
HCS Group will be supplied exclusively for sales of Gevo’s renewable isooctane into high-end applications ranging from high purity solvents to specialty fuels under its Haltermann Carless brand, excluding use of isooctane for on-road transportation fuels.
sales history of the Smart two-seat minicar started with a bang in 2008, when gasoline prices soared, and has waned since then. A complete redesign of the little ForTwo in the 2016 model year, with the Cabrio soft-top following for 2017, didn't do much for sales.
liter i VTEC gasoline engine and a DC brushless 10 kW electric motor that together contribute to an EPA-estimated city/highway/combined fuel economy rating of 40/43/41 miles per gallon US (5.74 All Insight models are equipped with Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) for 2011, which was previously exclusive to the Insight EX. L/100km combined).
The Q Inspiration Concept is meant to demonstrate future technologies and will not be available for sale. The Q Inspiration powertrain combines turbocharged gasoline power with the torque and efficiency of a hybrid or diesel engine.
The all-new 2010 Honda Insight goes on-sale 24 March with a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $19,800 for the entry-level Insight LX, American Honda Motor Co., liter i-VTEC gasoline engine and a 10-kW electric motor that together contribute to an EPA-estimated city/highway fuel economy rating of 40/43 miles per gallon.
l/100km less than a gasoline one. 100km) and gasoline (2.5 l/100km) when expressed in liters/100km but is higher for diesel (53%) compared to gasoline (42%) when expressed in percentage. A diesel car’s efficiency is less sensitive to driving style than that of a gasoline car.
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