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SCAM: Biden Using Your Money to Insure Radical Dem's Electric Mobility Monopoly

SCAM: Biden Using Your Money to Insure Radical Dem's Electric Mobility Monopoly

President Biden's infrastructure plans to invest $174 billion in the EV market, including a national network of 500,000 EV charging locations by 2030.1 However, 81% of respondents report that barriers remain, obstructing the path to purchase.1 ... Continue reading

ONE Gas to Participate in Morgan Stanley Energy and Power Conference

ONE Gas to Participate in Morgan Stanley Energy and Power Conference

TULSA, Okla., Feb. 16, 2022 -- ONE Gas, Inc. today announced it will participate in the Morgan Stanley Energy and Power Conference on Monday, Feb. ... Continue reading

Toyota's Proprietary Operating System "Arene" Will Be The Game Changer To Improve Operation and Production Of Future Vehicles

Toyota's Proprietary Operating System "Arene" Will Be The Game Changer To Improve Operation and Production Of Future Vehicles

TOKYO/NAGOYA, Japan January 4, 2022 -- RYO ASAYAMA and YUKI FUKUMOTO, Nikkei staff writers reported that Toyota Motor plans to develop its own automotive software platform by 2025 that handles everything from basic functions to advanced applications like autonomous driving, Nikkei has learned. With the Arene operating ... Continue reading

Alternative and Renewable Fuels Global Outlook 2021: Market Demand for Biofuels, Bio-jet fuels, Biodiesel, Renewable diesel, Biogas, Electrofuels and Green Ammonia

Alternative and Renewable Fuels Global Outlook 2021: Market Demand for Biofuels, Bio-jet fuels, Biodiesel, Renewable diesel, Biogas, Electrofuels and Green Ammonia

DUBLIN, Dec. 22, 2021 -- The "Global Market for Alternative and Renewable Fuels" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. ... Continue reading

Faith group celebrates new clean cars rule

Faith group celebrates new clean cars rule

Interfaith Power & Light Statement Celebrates EPA Finalization of Clean Cars Rule Washington, DC - The EPA finalized the new rule to cut pollution from new cars and light-duty trucks, a measure which will cut millions of tons of carbon dioxide and other pollutants from the atmosphere. The standards from model years ... Continue reading

CAFE Lives! - Biden Doubles Down Orders EPA To Re-raise Emission Standards

CAFE Lives! - Biden Doubles Down Orders EPA To Re-raise Emission Standards

Washington DC December 20, 2021; Seeking Alpha Reported that The battle over auto industry emissions is back on after the Biden administration raised fuel-efficiency standards for passenger cars and light-duty trucks to a fleetwide average of 55 miles a gallon by model year 2026. That mark is up from the 43 mpg standar ... Continue reading

Toyota Joins The Pure Electric Herd (Almost) +VIDEO

Toyota Joins The Pure Electric Herd (Almost) +VIDEO

Toyota Motor Corporation's media briefing on battery EV strategies. ... Continue reading

Clean Energy Widens Path for Carbon Reduction in Transportation; Signs Deals for More Renewable Natural Gas, New Stations

Clean Energy Widens Path for Carbon Reduction in Transportation; Signs Deals for More Renewable Natural Gas, New Stations

Pacific Green Trucking continues to expand its clean fleet in the Port of Los Angeles, signing a fueling agreement with Clean Energy for an estimated 1 million gallons of RNG to power 61 new natural gas trucks. ... Continue reading

Toyota Covers Another Choice - To Build Battery Plant In North Carolina USA

Toyota Covers Another Choice - To Build Battery Plant In North Carolina USA

Plano Texas December 6, 2021; Reuters's David Shepardson reported that Toyota Motor Corp is announcing Monday it will build batteries at a new $1.29 billion plant in North Carolina as it moves to expand its electric vehicle efforts.The largest Japanese automaker is announcing it will locate the plant at a site in Liber ... Continue reading

11 Years On; The Politics of Plugging-in - Washingon's Choice Of Future's Fuel - Originally Published October 2010

11 Years On; The Politics of Plugging-in - Washingon's Choice Of Future's Fuel - Originally Published October 2010

THE POLITICS OF PLUGGING-IN By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau Detroit MI October 22, 2010; I recently had an enlightening chat with veteran Congressman, John Dingle, a democrat from Ann Arbor, who has been a staunch supporter of the auto industry for his entire long career. Of course, representing a dist ... Continue reading

Only On The Auto Channel - Bloom Energy Debuts Advanced Solid Oxide Fuel Cell to Provide Clean, Reliable, and Affordable Power 24/7 (Originally Published 2/24/2010)

Only On The Auto Channel - Bloom Energy Debuts Advanced Solid Oxide Fuel Cell to Provide Clean, Reliable, and Affordable Power 24/7 (Originally Published 2/24/2010)

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--Bloom Energy Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based company committed to changing the way people generate and consume energy, announced today the availability of the Bloom Energy Serverâ„¢, a patented solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology that provides a cleaner, more reliable, and more affordable ... Continue reading

Shell Energy business-to-business brand expands across the U.S.

Shell Energy business-to-business brand expands across the U.S.

HOUSTON, Oct. 6, 2021 -- MP2 Energy, LLC1, along with other affiliate entities2, will now go to market for commercial customers in the U.S. as Shell Energy, in a move demonstrating strong customer focus and signaling the strength of one energy brand dedicated to serving customers' complete energy transition needs. ... Continue reading

Daimler Takes A Stake In European Battery Maker

Daimler Takes A Stake In European Battery Maker

Daimler to take 33% stake in battery ventureACC will begin supplying Daimler from mid-decadeDaimler to invest up to 1 billion eurosCEO Kallenius: ... Continue reading

US Natural Gas Prices Highest Since 2014

US Natural Gas Prices Highest Since 2014

July 22, 2021 Source: Graph created by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), based on data from Natural Gas Intelligence Note: Waha and Henry Hub prices for February 11–18, 2021, exceeded publication range. During this cold snap in Texas, Waha prices reached a high of $206.19/MMBtu on Feb 16, and Henry Hu ... Continue reading

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