Clean Fuel News

Dems propose new $12,500 electric car rebate, Tesla left with $4,500 disadvantage

Posted by Victoria on 09/23/2021 12:00 am  /   Electric Vehicles, National News, News

Originally posted by Fred Lambert | Sep. 11th 2021 | Electrek | Original Article Democrats have proposed an updated electric car incentive program at the federal level, which would go through their $3.5 trillion social spending bill. It would remove the limit on the number of vehicles and replace ...

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Wabtec unveils its battery-electric train following the first official purchase

Posted by Victoria on 09/22/2021 12:00 am  /   Electric Vehicles, News

Originally posted by Scooter Doll | September 16, 2021 | Electrek | Original Article Rail freight manufacturer Wabtec Corporation has officially unveiled the newest version of what it calls “the world’s first battery-electric freight train.” The electric train, know...

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GM says Chevy Bolt EV battery production has resumed, defect leading to fire risk is fixed

Posted by Victoria on 09/21/2021 2:31 pm  /   Electric Vehicles, National News, News

Originally posted by Fred Lambert | September 20, 2021 | Electrek | Original Article GM announced today that LG is resuming production of batteries for Chevy Bolt EV as the manufacturing defect leading to the fire risk has been fixed. For months, we have been reporting on the mounting pr...

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Natural Gas Vehicle Industry Shifts to Full Carbon-Negative Future

Posted by Victoria on 09/21/2021 12:00 am  /   Bio Fuels, Emissions & Fuel Economy, National News, Natural Gas, News

Originally posted by Ariana Fine | August 17, 2021 | NGT News | Original Article NGVAmerica has pledged that by 2030, 80% of natural gas vehicle on-road motor fuel in the U.S. will be derived from renewable sources, rising to 100% by 2050. Last year, RNG collected at local landfills, was...

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Member in the News: BYD Introduces Next Generation Electric Trucks at ACT Expo

Posted by Victoria on 09/17/2021 12:00 am  /   Clean Fuels Events - National/Regional, Electric Vehicles, National News, News

Originally posted by BYD | August 31, 2o21 | Original Article BYD unveiled today two revolutionary battery-electric heavy-duty trucks, the Gen3 8TT and 6F, vehicles that combine performance, reliability, and driver comfort into stylish designs. Unveiled at the ACT Expo in Long Beach, Calif., the G...

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U.S. renewable diesel capacity could increase due to announced and developing projects

Posted by Victoria on 09/16/2021 12:00 am  /   Bio Fuels, National News, News

Originally posted by the US Energy Information Administration | July 29, 2021 | Original Article U.S. production capacity for renewable diesel could increase significantly through 2024, based on several announcements for projects that either are currently under construction or could be in developme...

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LCF in the News: National Drive Electric Week event set for Sept. 25 at Tanger Outlets in Gonzales

Posted by Victoria on 09/16/2021 12:00 am  /   Electric Vehicles, LCF Projects, Louisiana News

Originally published by Gonzales Weekly Citizen | September 16, 2021 | Original Article Tanger Outlets in Gonzales will host a National Drive Electric Week event Sept. 25. National Drive Electric Week is a nationwide celebration to heighten awareness of today's widespread availability of plug-in v...

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Truckers Lead the Charge to Go Electric

Posted by Victoria on 09/15/2021 12:00 am  /   Electric Vehicles, National News, News

Originally posted by NACFE | Run on Less | Original Article More than a dozen different electric trucks from companies such as Frito-Lay, Anheuser Busch, Penske and DHL will be measured over the next three weeks along their usual delivery routes to tally the amount of carbon they emi...

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Study Focuses on North American Truckers Leading the Electric Charge

Posted by Victoria on 09/14/2021 12:00 am  /   Electric Vehicles, National News, News

Originally posted by Ariana Fine | September 2, 2021 | NGT News | Original Article More than a dozen different electric trucks from companies such as Frito-Lay, Anheuser Busch and DHL are being measured over the next three weeks along their usual delivery routes to tally the amount of carbon t...

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Maverick Wind Farm Now Serving SWEPCO Customers

Posted by Victoria on 09/13/2021 10:55 am  /   LCF Members, Louisiana News, News

Originally posted by SWEPCO | September 10, 2021 | Original Article SHREVEPORT, La., Sept. 10, 2021 – The second of three new wind facilities serving Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) customers in Louisiana and Arkansas has begun commercial operation. The 287-megawatt (MW) Maverick fa...

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Traditional fuels and the bridge to zero-emission trucks

Posted by Victoria on 09/13/2021 12:00 am  /   National News, News

Originally posted by Cristina Commendatore | September 7, 2021 | FleetOwner | Original Article Shell’s 80-ft. long Starship 2.0 truck, designed to glide down the road like a fish through water, was near impossible to miss in a sea of battery-electric, hydrogen fuel cell, and al...

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EERE Celebrates STEMtember

Posted by Victoria on 09/10/2021 12:00 am  /   National News, News, Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation

Originally posted by the US Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy | September 2, 2021 | Original Article Under the Biden-Harris administration’s climate goals, renewable energy will power a carbon-free economy by 2050 – but to realize that vision, we need ...

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Fuel-Efficient Tech Available for Trucks Via Proposed Legislation

Posted by Victoria on 09/08/2021 4:06 pm  /   Clean Fuels Funding, Emissions & Fuel Economy, National News, News

Originally posted by Eugene Mulero | August 23, 2021 | Transport Topics | Original Article Legislation that would establish a program at the U.S. Department of Energy to assist the trucking industry with the adoption of fuel-efficient technologies recently was introduced in the U.S. House of R...

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CleanBay Renewables to sell bp RNG derived from poultry litter

Posted by Victoria on 09/08/2021 4:00 pm  /   Bio Fuels, National News, Natural Gas, News

Originally posted as a bp press release | August 24, 2021 | Original Article Annapolis, MD – bp and CleanBay Renewables announced a 15-year agreement where bp will purchase renewable natural gas (RNG) processed from poultry litter – a mixture of manure, feathers and bedding...

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