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APRIL 3, 2020

This brief note analyzes the changes in the price of gasoline during the first 13 weeks of 2020 and compares them with the changes during the first 13 weeks of 2019. The raw data (the average retail price of regular gasoline) came from the U.S. Indeed, during the same time period in 2019, gasoline prices increased by 20.3%.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

vehicle fuel economy. Specifically, this study examines actual fuel economy of cars and light trucks (pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) from 1966 through 2017. Calculated vehicle fuel economy is available going back to 1923. The primary measure in this analysis is the average miles driven per gallon of fuel for each year.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

The retail price of E85 motor fuel (a gasoline blend with up to 85% ethanol), has fallen in recent months, notes the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Prices represent daily average observed E85 and regular gasoline prices at the same stations in the states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

million over three years as part of an $80-million Co-Optima funding round ( earlier post ) to conduct research and development for an advanced mixed-mode gasoline (spark/compression ignition) engine to attain significant improvements in both fuel economy and CO 2 emissions. HATCI) was established in 1986 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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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. Month (2022). Electricity. $/g.

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AUGUST 21, 2012

IH 2 is a new thermochemical process that employs a catalyzed fluidized bed hydropyrolysis step followed by an integrated hydroconversion step to directly convert biomass into high-quality, fungible hydrocarbon fuels. IH 2 derived fuels contain less than 1% oxygen and are completely compatible with petroleum-derived fuels.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

Kettering University, officials from Swedish Biogas International, Flint Mayor Dayne Walling and others unveiled Flint's first biomethane fuel truck. Students, working with faculty members at Kettering, converted a 2500HD Chevy Silverado to run on a dual-fuel system. Baytech Corp. Baytech Corp.

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AUGUST 6, 2022

Argonne National Laboratory has published a new cradle-to-grave (C2G) lifecycle analysis (LCA) of US LDV vehicle-fuel pathways. The study provides a comprehensive analysis of the cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a variety of vehicle-fuel pathways; the levelized cost of driving (LCD); and the cost of avoided GHG emissions.

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OCTOBER 31, 2009

Researchers from Michigan State University have been awarded $2.5 Researchers from Michigan State University have been awarded $2.5 The wave disc engine, a new implementation of wave rotor technology, was earlier developed by the Michigan State group in collaboration with researchers from the Warsaw Institute of Technology.

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AUGUST 19, 2012

A study by a team led by Dr. Dennis Assanis at the University of Michigan suggests that accessing the “thermodynamic sweet spot” in high-efficiency, dilute, boosted gasoline engines has the potential for vehicle fuel economy gains between 23% and 58%. Their paper is published in the International Journal of Engine Research.

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APRIL 3, 2014

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in March was 25.4 mpg improvement from the revised value for February and the best mark yet, according to the monthly report from University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) researchers Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle.

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AUGUST 3, 2009

The dual-fuel PCCI strategy showed thermal efficiency of 53%. Rolf Reitz, are investigating a blended dual-fuel (gasoline and diesel) concept to extend the operating range of partially premixed charge compression ignition combustion by using the varying fuel reactivity of the charge blend, which is determined in real time.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The A dvanced C ombustion C oncepts— E nabling S ystems and S olutions (ACCESS) is developing advanced combustion control concepts along with with an enabling system, subsystem and component level solutions for the management of multi-mode/multi-fuel combustion events. Click to enlarge. HCCI range extension with boosting. Source: Bosch.

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JULY 7, 2022

AAA publishes a daily map that divides the states into five groups, depending on the average price of regular gasoline. This very brief post compares the lowest gasoline prices in two adjacent counties in these two states: Massac in Illinois, and McCracken in Kentucky. Maps from AAA Gas Prices.

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MAY 30, 2018

Gasoline is one of the products refined from crude oil. Thus, the price of crude oil should have a strong influence on the price of gasoline. However, the retail price of gasoline includes other costs as well. Gasoline prices are also influenced by gasoline demand relative to gasoline supply.

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JULY 1, 2013

One focus of the project will be centered on light- and heavy-duty vehicles running on gasoline/ethanol blends in order to improve engine efficiency and lower emissions. Premixing can be accomplished either with port fuel injection (PFI) as indicated in the figure, or with early direct injection (DI). Credit: Saxena and Bedoya (2013).

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MARCH 28, 2022

One possible consequence of the recent jump in the price of gasoline in the United States might be a reduction in driving. The other data set to be presented in the table below involves the corresponding changes in the price of gasoline. Price of gasoline. by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. Amount of driving.

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JUNE 28, 2013

Diesel vehicles generally saved owners between $2,000 to $6,000 in total ownership costs during a three to five year period when compared to similar gasoline vehicles, according to data compiled by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). Fuel Efficiency. Fuel Costs.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in August was 23.8 mpg (or 18%) from October 2007, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). The improvement from July to August most likely reflects the increased price of gasoline, they suggested.

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MAY 8, 2013

At the recent 2013 SAE World Congress, engineers from Bosch and AVL presented papers on progress in the ACCESS project, describing the design, combustion development and controls development for a resulting 4-cylinder gasoline turbocharged direct injection (GTDI) engine with part-load HCCI capability. Earlier post.). —Wheeler et al.

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JULY 19, 2013

Drivers of diesel vehicles can save thousands of dollars in total ownership costs compared to similar gasoline vehicles, according to a University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) study. —Bruce Belzowski.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

A new University of Michigan study finds that making the switch to all-electric mail-delivery vehicles would lead to far greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions than previously estimated by the US Postal Service (USPS). Earlier post.). The U-M team’s paper is published in Environmental Science & Technology.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in October was 25.3 l/100 km)—unchanged from the value in September, according to the latest monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).

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JUNE 4, 2014

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in May was 25.6 mpg from the value for April, according to the monthly report from Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). Vehicle fuel economy is up 5.5 l/100 km), up 0.4

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JULY 8, 2013

The average fuel-economy (window-sticker) value of new vehicles sold. mpg from May, according to the latest monthly report from Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). reduction likely reflects the recent drop in the price of gasoline, they suggested.

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MAY 2, 2013

The average fuel-economy (window-sticker) value of new vehicles sold in the US in April was 24.5 mpg, according to the most recent tracking data from Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). Despite this small drop, the fuel economy is up 4.4 in February.

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

The average fuel-economy (window-sticker) value of new vehicles sold in the US in September was 24.6 l/100 km), according to the latest analysis from Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. Despite this drop, vehicle fuel economy is up 4.5 This value is down 0.3

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MAY 20, 2010

Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the University of Michigan report on the use a “dieseline” blend—an 80:20 blend of diesel and gasoline—for the simultaneous reduction of NO x and smoke emissions in a Low Temperature Combustion (LTC) mode and the extension of low-emission and high-efficiency operational range of the engine.

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JANUARY 4, 2013

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in December was 23.9 l/100km), according to the latest monthly report from Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). This is an increase of 3.8 This is an increase of 3.8 Source: UMTRI.

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JULY 31, 2012

Pioneer Natural Resources, an oil and gas exploration and production company, is adding 225 bi-fuel, Westport WiNG natural gas powered Ford F250 Super Duty trucks to its fleet. Earlier post.)

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JULY 12, 2011

a provider of licensable commercial micro-crop technology globally, has entered into an agreement with CRI Catalyst Company LP (CRI) to use Integrated Hydropyrolysis and Hydroconversion technology (IH 2 ) for the conversion of PetroAlgae’s micro-crop residues into renewable fuels. PetroAlgae Inc., Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 4, 2014

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in November was 25.3 l/100 km)—unchanged from the value in October, according to the monthly report from Dr. Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). in September, up from 0.76

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Responsible Battery Coalition, in partnership with the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems, launched a comprehensive research project to compare the total cost of ownership of gas and electric vehicles (EVs). Gregory Keoleian, Director of the Center for Sustainable Systems at the University of Michigan.

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JUNE 5, 2012

The average sales-weighted fuel economy (adjusted EPA window sticker value) of new vehicles purchased in the US dropped 0.2 L/100km), likely reflecting the slight reduction the price of gasoline, according to the monthly report from researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). mpg US (9.9

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JULY 5, 2012

The average fuel economy (window-sticker value) of new vehicles sold in the US in June was 23.6 L/100km), according to figures from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). However, the fuel economy in June was down 0.1 However, the fuel economy in June was down 0.1 mpg from May (and down 0.5

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

A side effect of cleaning up diesel exhaust can be a drop in fuel efficiency and a need to do diagnostics of whether the systems are operating in their design states. A partnership led by researchers at Michigan Technological University is addressing those issues in a three-year, $2.8 million project funded largely by a $1.7

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MAY 30, 2014

Pilot plant integrating Carbona gasification with TIGAS syngas-to-gasoline process. on an integrated biorefinery to make renewable “drop-in” gasoline. The use of renewable gasoline could reduce lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 92% when compared to conventional gasoline. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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