Ford detailed seven of the thirteen new global electrified vehicles (EVs) it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the U.S., a plug-in hybrid Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected range of at least 300 miles for…
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PEI Revises RP on DEF Storage, Dispensing
PEI Revises RP on DEF Storage, Dispensing Five Years Seems Like Ages Ago By Rick Long Taking lessons learned during the past five years into account, PEI’s Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) Committee recently released the second edition (2015) of RP1100. The document makes technical corrections and clarifications to the original work and adds guidance on…
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API: Petroleum Demand Rose in September (Includes Monthly Statistical Report)
Total petroleum deliveries in September increased 1% from September 2015, but were down 2.6% from August to average 19.6 million barrels per day. These September deliveries were the highest deliveries for the month in nine years, since 2007. For the third quarter of 2016, total petroleum deliveries, a measure of U.S. petroleum demand, decreased by…
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New Jersey Gets 23-Cent Gas Tax Increase
On Sept. 30, 2016, Governor Chris Christie, alongside Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto, announced a bipartisan agreement for broad-based tax cuts and funding for the Transportation Trust Fund. This was passed don Oct. 6. The TTF funding comes from a 23-cent gas tax increase that will cost the average New Jerseyan…
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