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MARCH 11, 2025

It seems as Wolfsburg preps itself for the impending all-electric ID.Golf, the gasoline-powered variant will shift its production home to Mexico potentially by the 2027 calendar year. In the past, it was responsible for the markedly long-lived original Beetle, Combi van, and New Beetle amongst others.

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JUNE 27, 2014

The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG are significantly expanding their cooperation with joint development of premium compact vehicles and joint production in Mexico. This increased Nissan’s total capacity in Mexico to more than 850,000 vehicles annually. Mexico is already an important market for Daimler.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Nissan is launching a version of the Micra city car equipped with a new supercharged gasoline direct injection engine. The Direct Injection Gasoline-Supercharger (DIG-S) engine produces 72 kW (97 hp) and 142 N·m (105 lb-ft), while CO 2 emissions are 95 g/km for the manual version and 115 g/km for the CVT version. The new 1.2L

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APRIL 17, 2015

The investment covers three projects: a new engine plant in Chihuahua; expansion of Ford’s I-4 and diesel engine lines in Chihuahua; and a new transmission plant—Ford’s first in Mexico—in Guanajuato. As a result of these investments, the Ford Engine Plant in Chihuahua will become the biggest engine plant in Mexico.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

Audi will introduce an SQ5 model powered by a supercharged gasoline engine at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show; heretofore, the SQ5 was only powered by a 3.0-liter The new top-of-the-line gasoline model, which was designed specifically for markets such as the United States, Canada and China accelerates from zero to 100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 5.3

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Traditional clean-burning propane can offer immediate opportunities to reduce carbon emissions in the transportation sector compared to gasoline and ultra-low sulfur diesel. Suburban Propane will have the exclusive rights to work with Oberon to market and sell rDME and rDME/propane blends in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Our investments and expanding lineup reflect our view that global offerings of electrified vehicles will exceed gasoline-powered vehicles within the next 15 years. billion the company previously had planned to invest in a new plant in Mexico. Ford today announced it is cancelling plans for the new plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

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JANUARY 31, 2017

If the proposed broad 20% border-adjustment tax were implemented and applied to the energy sector, the result would likely lead to a large increase in gasoline prices and a big premium in domestic oil prices vs. international, according to new analysis by Bloomberg Intelligence. Mexico is the fourth-largest supplier of US oil imports.

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AUGUST 28, 2009

Mexico-owned Pemex will issue a tender in September for the acquisition of 176 million liters (46.5 The ethanol will be blended with gasoline to be sold in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara. million gallons) of ethanol for use as a transport fuel. Energy Secretary Georgina Kessel made the announcement earlier this week.

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JULY 9, 2021

The system is destined for the four-cylinder gasoline engine of a new line of passenger cars made by the automaker for the North American market. Production and installation of the components, both of which will take place at the customer’s facilities in Mexico, begins in 2024. LiteKS piston. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Even though crude production last October had recovered from precautionary platform shut-ins in the Gulf of Mexico in the face of hurricanes Gustav and Ike last September, output levels then were still lower than this October’s by nearly 15%. On the demand side, gasoline deliveries for October showed their first decline since May, dropping 0.5

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APRIL 13, 2009

The newly introduced GMC Terrain ( earlier post ) became the latest GM North American model that will feature a fuel-efficient gasoline direct injection (DI) engine in 2010. GM North America Gasoline Direct Injection Applications. Catharines, Ontario, Canada and Ramos Arizpe, Mexico. Click to enlarge. Saturn Sky Red Line.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2014

liter TFSI engine developing 81 kW (110 hp) can be operated using either natural gas, e-gas generated by Audi ( earlier post ) or gasoline. Audi is also operating a research facility for the production of Audi e-ethanol and e-diesel with its partner Joule in Hobbs, New Mexico. Audi A3 g-tron. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 16, 2015

US Patent Nº 9,034,629 , issued on 19 May, covers both the cyanobacterium and the process for directly converting CO 2 into medium chain-length alkanes (C 7-11 ), which are in the diesel, jet fuel and gasoline ranges. Examples from the patent document of pathways for the production of medium chain-length alkanes.

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APRIL 1, 2022

In an effort to address the rapidly increasing cost of gasoline, President Biden authorized the release of 1 million barrels of oil per day for the next six months—more than 180 million barrels—from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). 2005 Hurricane Katrina Sale. President George W. Awards were made for delivery of 10.8

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JUNE 19, 2014

Hydraulic pumps/motors and an accumulator (power storage unit) are added to gasoline, diesel, propane or CNG engines to store braking energy and use the captured energy to accelerate the vehicle, significantly saving fuel and brakes and cutting emissions.

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AUGUST 27, 2013

Mazda Motor Corporation is enhancing production capacity for SKYACTIV-G gasoline engines and SKYACTIV-D diesel engines at its Hiroshima Plant. In addition, the engines will be produced in Mexico at Mazda Motor Manufacturing de Mexico S.A. Earlier post.) where production began in June of 2013.

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JULY 14, 2013

The EA888 is one of the Volkswagen Group’s three major engine lines: EA 211 (gasoline engines 1.0l to 1.6l); EA 888 (Gen3 gasoline engines 1.8l The implementation of the new EA888 gasoline unit will help ensure that more than 90% of the cars sold by Volkswagen in the US have these efficient powerplants. Jetta 1.8T, 2.0,

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APRIL 20, 2013

Crude oil imports from the top five foreign suppliers to the United States—which in 2012 were Canada, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Venezuela, and Iraq, in that order—accounted for almost 72% of total US net crude oil imports, the highest proportion since 1997, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Saudi Arabia.

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JUNE 9, 2011

Ford’s plan to invest in even more capacity for its five-passenger C-MAX electrified models for North America replaces an earlier plan of introducing the gasoline-engine-powered seven-passenger C-MAX multi-activity vehicle. This allows it to run in electric mode before using the gasoline engine.

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AUGUST 12, 2010

They planned to start producing an undisclosed number of battery-powered Fiat 500 EVs in 2012 at Chrysler’s Toluca, Mexico, assembly plant where assembly of gasoline engine 500s will begin late this year. Chrysler and A123, a Watertown, Mass., company with a battery plant in Livonia, announced their partnership last March.

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JANUARY 10, 2018

Increased production from the Permian region in Texas and New Mexico accounts for 0.8 million b/d of growth to come from the Federal Gulf of Mexico, as seven new projects are expected to come online by the end of 2019. Gulf of Mexico production is forecast to average 1.7 million b/d of the forecast 1.2 million b/d and 1.3

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JULY 20, 2010

has successfully performed combustion acceptability tests of crude oil recovered from the Gulf of Mexico with its heat-regenerative external combustion engine. Unified’s proprietary waste-to-fuel systems utilize a form of distillation to create diesel or gasoline from biomass feedstock. Cyclone Power Technologies, Inc.

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MAY 3, 2013

liter turbocharged and direct-injected TSI gasoline engine. A new factory in Silao, Mexico—part of Volkswagen’s ongoing $5-billion investment in the North American market—is producing the EA888 localized for the US market. The most notable of these is fitment of a new version of the EA888 Gen 3 2.0-liter

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Historically, the US refining sector focused production more towards gasoline, as it has made up a larger share of domestic consumption than diesel and had often sold at higher wholesale prices. Mexico was the largest importer of US distillate fuel in 2010, averaging 94,000 bbl/d for the year.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Joule has pioneered a CO 2 -to-fuel production platform using engineered bio-catalysts continuously to convert waste CO 2 directly into renewable fuels such as ethanol or hydrocarbons for diesel, jet fuel and gasoline. This cleared the catalyst for commercial use at the company’s demonstration plant in Hobbs, New Mexico.

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AUGUST 29, 2012

A typical refined barrel of crude in the Gulf area yields 46% gasoline, 25% diesel or heating oil, and 6% natural gas liquids. So, production of 598,000 bpd of gasoline, 325,000 bpd of diesel, and 78,000 bpd of natural gas liquids is likely to be shut in for about three to four days, Kerr calculates.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The new engine project is a jointly developed 4-cylinder gasoline engine family co-led by Renault and Daimler. Nissan subsidiary Jatco is planning to manufacture these newly licensed gearboxes in Mexico. Joint use and development of diesel and gasoline engines. Earlier post.). Maret launch is targeted for 2014 onwards.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Volkswagen is holding media drive events this week for the sporty new 2013 Jetta Turbo Hybrid ( earlier post ), which features the second version of a Volkswagen gasoline-electric hybrid drive system: a 1.4L Volkswagen’s first gasoline-electric hybrid system—that for the Touareg Hybrid—combines a 3.3-liter Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 5, 2014

Cool Planet’s biogasoline blendstock is 100% compatible with pump gasoline. The Cool Planet plant will produce approximately 8 million to 10 million gallons of high-octane, renewable gasoline blendstocks (reformate), as well the biochar, all made from sustainable wood residues. Source: Cool Planet. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 17, 2010

A new Rasmussen poll found that 48% of Americans are likely to purchase a car that runs on something other than gasoline within the next ten years; 45% say they are not likely to purchase an alternative fuel car. Other findings include: 63% say gas prices will likely rise as a result of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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APRIL 30, 2012

The states participating in the letter with Colorado and Oklahoma are: Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming. For many Americans, high gasoline prices create a financial strain in an already difficult economic environment.

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

In June 2014, as a major recent milestone, Nissan and Daimler announced plans to develop jointly premium compact vehicles and jointly to manufacture them in Mexico. When fully ramped up, the Mexico facility will have production capacity of 300,000 units per year. Production will begin in 2017 with Infiniti models.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2012

As a result of this agreement, Sapphire Energy will improve its operational efficiency by expanding the range of strain choices available for producing Sapphire Energy’s Green Crude—a drop-in replacement for petroleum-based crude oil—that can be refined into diesel, jet fuel, and gasoline.

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JULY 22, 2013

The company already participates in similar programs in the United States, China, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. Ford operates a manufacturing plant that produces the Ford Figo, Ford Fiesta, Ford Classic, Ford Endeavour and Ford EcoSport, and an engine plant that produces 17 variants of gasoline and diesel engines.

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JULY 16, 2013

A chemical analysis indicates that the source of oil sheens recently found floating at the ocean’s surface near the site of the Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill is pockets of oil trapped within the wreckage of the sunken rig. The results are published this week in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

liter engine in the Taos uses the latest advances in gasoline-engine design to bring outstanding fuel economy to the compact SUV segment. The Taos demonstrates the engineering capability of the North American Region (NAR), which now has more than 20,000 employees and seven engineering facilities in the US and Mexico.

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