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OCTOBER 23, 2014

Nat G CNG Solutions has delivered the first natural gas half-ton pickup trucks with General Motors’ 5.3-liter Nat G CNG Solutions has pre-orders for more than 50 units of the DuraDrive DI, which will be delivered to customers in Texas and Louisiana before the end of the year. liter direct injection engine. direct injection engine.

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MARCH 12, 2016

Elio Motors, the startup vehicle manufacturer planning to launch a three-wheeled vehicle that will get up to 84 mpg with a targeted base price of $6,800, will sell 100 pre-production vehicles built at its Shreveport, Louisiana, production facility fourth quarter of 2016. —Elio Motors founder and CEO Paul Elio.

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MARCH 2, 2020

Now, although not of the scale of the just-cancelled Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS), which was due to open this week ( earlier post ) other conferences and events in the energy and transportation space outside of China are cancelling due to caution over COVID-19. The Shanghai Formula 1 Grand Prix also cancelled.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The efforts to overturn such bans last year gained some ground in Kentucky, where Tesla was granted a license for direct sales in August, as well as in Louisiana, where an appeals court backed the company in its right to sue the state over dealership laws. states still have bans on direct vehicle sales?

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Green Car Reports

MAY 11, 2018

Paul Elio told investors and media Friday in Shreveport, Louisiana, that his three-wheeled car would go on sale next year after several delays and questions about funding. "I I believe this project has to happen," Elio said.

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MARCH 25, 2010

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 million to complete engineering integration with VVC’s 30 US suppliers. The second was for $241.2 VVC filed applications for both loans in March 2009.

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DECEMBER 20, 2010

General Motors has developed a method to convert an estimated 100 miles of the oil-laden plastic boom material used to soak up oil from the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year into parts for the Chevy Volt. Heritage Environmental managed the collection of boom material along the Louisiana coast. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 27, 2023

General Motors and Australia-based Element 25 Limited announced an agreement for Element 25 to supply up to 32,500 metric tons of manganese sulfate (MnSO 4 ) annually to support the annual production of more than 1 million GM EVs in North America. It is expected to be the first facility of its kind in the United States.

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MAY 18, 2018

Consumer gasoline demand, as measured by total motor gasoline deliveries, of 9.3 By comparison, Light Louisiana Sweet crude oil had weaker constraints and traded at a discount to Brent of $2.23 Total petroleum products delivered to the domestic market in April 2018 were 20,308,000 b/d—a seasonal decrease of 1.5% from March but 3.8%

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APRIL 5, 2011

a subsidiary of Encana Corporation, Westport and Peterbilt Motors Company, a division of PACCAR Inc to transition its truck fleet from traditional diesel vehicles to natural gas vehicles (NGVs).

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

General Motors has invested in Element25 ( earlier post ), which is building a manganese refinery in Louisiana, and this month also backed Mitra Chem, a Silicon Valley company which is developing lithium manganese iron phosphate (LMFP) cathodes ( earlier post ).

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OCTOBER 22, 2022

Louisiana Attorney General, Jeff Landry, who recently just announced he was running for governor next year, defended dealerships that are named in a lawsuit brought by Tesla. . Tesla also pointed out that there’s collusion between Louisiana’s automobile regulators and the dealerships trying to suppress competition. .

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Teslarati

JUNE 19, 2023

Tesla had its lawsuit against the State of Louisiana that aimed to enable direct sales of vehicles thrown out by a federal court late last week in an effort to fight stressful car buying. Tesla has operated with a direct-to-consumer sales model, which fixes prices on vehicles unless the automaker adjusts them.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 27, 2024

Tesla sued the state of Louisiana over its franchise laws in 2022, but the courts threw it out. Tesla’s lawsuit targeted the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission and the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association, saying that the groups aimed to drive it out of the state. The 5th U.S.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

The company has been considering several locations including California, Georgia, Louisiana and Nevada, for its facility. Among FF’s automotive team are: Nick Sampson, Senior Vice President – Former Director of Vehicle & Chassis Engineering, Tesla Motors. FF will announce the exact site in the coming weeks.

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AUGUST 27, 2024

Tesla has managed to win in US appeal court against the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission, which is preventing Tesla’s direct sale model in the state. In Louisiana, Tesla did the latter, but it was shut down by the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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DECEMBER 23, 2009

Alon owns four crude oil refineries in Texas, California, Louisiana and Oregon, with an aggregate crude oil throughput capacity of approximately 250,000 barrels per day. Alon USA Energy, Inc., Alon markets gasoline and diesel products under the FINA brand name and is a leading producer of asphalt.

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AUGUST 27, 2020

The US Department of Energy announced $33 million in funding for 17 projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Aviation-class Synergistically Cooled Electric-motors with iNtegrated Drives (ASCEND) and Range Extenders for Electric Aviation with Low Carbon and High Efficiency (REEACH) programs.

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MAY 7, 2018

Fledgling automaker Elio Motors said it has good news this week for its three-wheeled car, which has been delayed for several years.

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EV Specifications

JUNE 27, 2023

General Motors and Element 25 announced today an agreement for Element 25 to supply up to 32,500 metric tons of manganese sulfate annually to support the annual production of more than 1 million GM EVs in North America.

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MAY 3, 2021

Gulf Coast Basin (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas): The University of Texas at Austin plans to quantify coal from mines and coal ash from power plant resources and refuse as feedstocks for rare earth elements and critical minerals within the US Gulf Coast Basin. DOE Funding: $1,499,647.

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Electric Cars Report

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Genesis Motor America announced the expansion of electric vehicle sales to 10 additional states and the opening of two more standalone retailers in California and Louisiana. Genesis EVs are on sale in 33 states and the brand now has nine standalone retail facilities across the country.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 6, 2015

Startup automaker Elio Motors put on its first-ever car-show press conference last week, taking the last slot on Thursday''s media schedule at the New York Auto Show. Green Auto Show Elio Motors Louisiana Startups Three-wheel' He spoke briefly, then answered questions from the press.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

One way Tesla is actually fighting for consumer rights in my own state is by recently suing the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association, multiple officials on the Louisiana Motor Vehicle Commission, and some dealerships. We’re under constant attack. It’s insane,” Elon Musk said.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

Since the 1973 oil crisis, a plethora of books and instruction manuals have been published in the US on the subject of how to build small stills to produce inexpensive 192-proof alcohol (hydrous ethanol) to be used to blend with gasoline in motor vehicles. Until fairly recently, these US motor vehicles were non-FFVs. 40 CFR § 80.27

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JULY 30, 2021

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles has approved Tesla to sell its cars and will open three new locations in the State. Much of that support revolves around the fact that Tesla’s business model is unique and outside the traditional model of motor vehicle dealerships in Virginia,” he said in the decision. It was an easy way out.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 13, 2016

Elio Motors may have reached an important milestone in putting its "84-mpg" two-seat three-wheeler into production. While the company still faces questions about its finances and ability to meet a potential change in safety regulations, Elio claims it is almost ready to sell some vehicles.

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JULY 29, 2015

REG, headquartered in Ames, Iowa, produces renewable hydrocarbon diesel fuel from waste vegetable oils and animal fats at its Geismar, Louisiana, bio-refinery as well as biodiesel at nine bio refining locations in the US. UPS has been using renewable fuels for more than a year in trucks operating in Texas and Louisiana. trillion.

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AUGUST 7, 2015

From 2011 to 2014, distillate crack spreads (calculated using Gulf Coast spot prices for Light Louisiana Sweet crude oil, conventional gasoline, and ultra-low sulfur distillate) averaged a 24 cents/gal premium over gasoline crack spreads. Total US motor gasoline product supplied is up 2.9%

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JUNE 27, 2023

General Motors Co. (GM) Element 25 agreed to supply General Motors with 32,500 metric tons of manganese sulfate annually. Meanwhile, General Motors $85 million loan will partially fund the construction of E25’s new facility in Louisiana, focusing on producing battery-grade manganese sulfate starting in 2025.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 8, 2015

Startup Elio Motors, which needs $230 million to begin production of its radical lightweight, two-seat, three-wheeled fuel-efficient vehicle, is still about $165 million short. New York Auto Show Louisiana Three-wheel Fuel Economy Startups Elio Motors' New York Auto Show Louisiana Three-wheel Fuel Economy Startups Elio Motors'

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 22, 2016

Elio Motors says it's closer than ever to putting its "84-mpg" two-seat three-wheeler into production, but that still may not be close enough. The company recently secured additional funding, it says, but is still short of what it needs to start production at its former General Motors plant near Shreveport, Louisiana.

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JANUARY 7, 2016

Elio Motors is still working to put its three-wheeled, "84-mpg," two-seat car into production, which is proving to be quite a task. The company turned to a "crowdfunding" project last year to help raise the $230 million needed to start production at its ex-General Motors plant in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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APRIL 19, 2009

The Perseverance in the Face of Adversity Award was presented to two teams: Chitkara Institute of Engineering & Technology in India and Louisiana State University. Perseverance in the Face of Adversity. Both teams overcame many obstacles in order to make it to the Shell Eco-marathon Americas.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

General Motors said that it will offer all of its Buick franchise dealers in the U.S. Currently, several states ban direct-to-consumer sales and Tesla is suing Louisiana to overturn that ban. buyouts,the Wall Street Journal reported. In June 2022, Buick announced plans to go all-electric by 2030 starting with a crossover SUV in 2024.

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MAY 18, 2018

Roskill forecasts that global sales of EVs and hybrid vehicles will increase rapidly in the coming years and could account for 69% of all motor vehicle sales by 2027. Rising flake graphite prices spur new development outside of China.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 19, 2024

Hyundai Motor Group, including Kia and Genesis, is taking the US EV market by storm this year. Hyundai outpaced Ford (7.4%) and GM (6.3%), according to Motor Intelligence. Hyundai Motor and its suppliers are investing heavily in the US, its largest sales market (North America). Hyundai invested around $7.6

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