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IHS Automotive forecasts number of DC fast-charging stations to reach almost 200,000 worldwide by 2020; 100x 27 Aug 2013 | 08:29 pm
IHS Automotive forecasts that the cumulative number of fast-charging stations installed worldwide will expand by a factor of more than 100 times from 2012 to 2020. Total fast-charging stations for EVs...
Cool Planet successfuly completes road test of cellulosic bio-gasoline blend 27 Aug 2013 | 08:13 pm
Cool Planet Energy Systems, a developer of small-scale biorefineries which convert non-food biomass into gasoline, jet fuel, and soil-enhancing biochar, has completed a joint vehicle road test with Ve...
Volkswagen presenting e-up! and e-Golf EVs at Frankfurt 27 Aug 2013 | 07:52 pm
e-up! and e-Golf. In a dual world premiere, Volkswagen will present two EVs at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt: the e-up! (earlier post) and e-Golf (earlier post). The e-up! is highly...
Peugeot and Total unveiling 208 HYbrid FE concept at Frankfurt; leveraging motorsports 27 Aug 2013 | 05:56 pm
HYbrid FE concept. Click to enlarge. At the Frankfurt Motor Show, PEUGEOT and Total will unveil the hybrid 208 HYbrid FE concept. Based on a production 208 hatchback, the HYbrid FE accelerates from 0...
Toyota introduces new LE Eco grade with new 2014 Corolla; 42 mpg highway 27 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
Toyota in introducing a new LE Eco grade with the updated MY 2014 Corolla compact sedan. The all new Corolla LE Eco trim level offers enhanced fuel economy due to a 140 hp (104 kW) Valvematic-equipped...
EIA: world petroleum use sets record high in 2012 despite declines in North America and Europe 27 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Asia. In 2009, Asia surpassed North America as the world’s largest petroleum-consuming region as consumption rebounded from its 2008 decline. Between 2008 and 2012, Asia’s consumption increased by 4.4...
Gevo opens renewable paraxylene plant next to renewable jet fuel plant; bio-isobutanol biorefinery 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Bio-isobutanol producer Gevo, Inc. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its demonstration-scale paraxylene (p-xylene) plant in Silsbee, Texas. The paraxylene facility is located adjacent to Gevo’s exist...
Mazda to increase production capacity for SKYACTIV engines from 800,000 to 1 million units 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Mazda Motor Corporation is enhancing production capacity for SKYACTIV-G gasoline engines and SKYACTIV-D diesel engines at its Hiroshima Plant. (Earlier post.) Capacity, currently 800,000 units annuall...
Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013 26 Aug 2013 | 06:46 pm
Top 15 LEAF market year-to-date in 2013. Source: Nissan Click to enlarge. Nissan provided a list of the top 15 markets in the US for the Nissan LEAF battery-electric vehicle. Nissan LEAF sales in the...
NREL study suggests cost gap for Western renewables could narrow by 2025 26 Aug 2013 | 06:32 pm
A new Energy Department study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) indicates that by 2025 wind and solar power electricity generation could become cost-competitive without fede...
