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News•June 6, 2002

California Considers Engine Rules, Penalties

New federal standards for diesel engines take effect Oct. 1, 2002, and impose substantial penalties for engine makers engine makers whose new engine designs fail to meet emission standards. A California Environmental Protection Agency spokesman indicated the state is considering its own options, and that no decision has been made on instituting state penalties for diesel engine manufacturers.

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News•June 6, 2002

U.S. Bank Voyager Offers New Fuel Solution

U.S. Bank Voyager Fleet Systems Inc. now offers FuelForce, a fuel management tool powered by MultiForce Systems Corp. FuelForce authorizes and controls the dispensing of products to fleet vehicles from any number of sites while collecting fuel usage and vehicle data for fleet management.

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News•May 30, 2002

American Petroleum Institute Informs Congress on Current Petroleum Situation

A letter to the members of Congress gave the American Petroleum Institute (API) view of the current energy situation at the start of the summer season. The first point API made was that there is an adequate supply of gasoline as the U.S. heads into the summer driving season

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News•May 30, 2002

California Air Board Brings Clean Cars to CSU Sacramento Campus

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) kicked off the Zero-Emission Vehicle College Tour 2002 at California State University, Sacramento, providing the students, faculty, and others the opportunity to see various clean vehicles first-hand and ask questions about the technologies used to power them.

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News•May 30, 2002

Missouri House Passes Bill Raising Diesel Tax by 3 Cents

The Missouri House passed a bill raising the state’s 17-cent diesel tax by 3 cents, half the amount proposed by the Senate.

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News•May 30, 2002

DOT Warns of Possible Terrorist Threat to Fuel Trucks

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued an advisory warning that terrorists could target fuel trucks and petroleum transfer facilities.

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News•May 30, 2002

Army Scouts Hybrids; Carmakers Interested

AM General Corp. is responding to the Army’s call for a fuel-electric hybrid military vehicle by working to develop a diesel-electric hybrid version of the Humvee. This next-generation Humvee could use a silent electric motor to sneak up on the enemy and then finish the job with an electronic weapons system.

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News•May 30, 2002

U.S. Retail Gasoline Falls 1 Cent to $1.387 Per Gallon

According to a survey of 900 filling stations taken by the Department of Energy (DOE) during the week which ended on May 28, the retail price of gasoline fell by 1 cent to $1.387 per gallon.

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News•May 30, 2002

Conoco to Spend $146 Million in Oklahoma Refinery to Produce Cleaner Gasoline

Conoco will spend $146 million to improve the company’s Ponca City, OK, refinery to produce gasoline that meets the low-sulfur gasoline standards mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier 2 rules.

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News•May 30, 2002

Slight Drop in Diesel Prices

Figures released by the U.S. Department of Energy show the average retail price of a gallon of diesel fuel has dropped by one-tenth of a cent from the week of May 20, to $1.308. Prices have been dropping steadily, but slowly, since reaching their high of $1.323 in early April.

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