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Tesla & Switzerland Leasing partner Sixt monthly S leases start at about $920

Tesla & Switzerland Leasing partner Sixt monthly S leases start at about $920

Tesla has expanded its strategic relationship with Sixt Leasing to include Switzerland as well as Germany.

Daimler, BYD show production-ready Denza EV in Beijing

Daimler, BYD show production-ready Denza EV in Beijing

Daimler and China partner BYD Auto have unveiled a production-ready version of their Denza electric car at the Beijing auto show ahead of a sales launch in September.

Renewable Energy Group has sold 1 billion gallons of biodiesel

Renewable Energy Group has sold 1 billion gallons of biodiesel

Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (REG) announced that it has sold a cumulative one billion gallons of biodiesel during its 17-year history. The company started by marketing 30,000 gallons of biodiesel in 1996; last year, it sold more than 258 million gallons.

Fuels from corn waste not better than petrol

This undated combo photo, provided by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, shows corn residue after grain harvest, left, adjacent to a field section where corn residue was baled and removed after grain harvest in Jefferson County, Neb. Biofuels made from corn leftovers after harvest are worse than gasoline for global warming in the short term, challenging the Obama administration's conclusions that they are a cleaner oil alternative from the start and will help climate change.  (AP Photo/The University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

Biofuels made from the leftovers of harvested corn plants are worse than gasoline for global warming in the short term, a study shows, challenging the Obama administration’s conclusions that they are a much cleaner oil alternative and will help combat climate change.

U.S. State Department providing more time for agency feedback on Keystone XL

U.S. State Department providing more time for agency feedback on Keystone XL

On Friday, the US State Department notified the eight federal agencies involved in the process (the Departments of Defense, Justice, Interior, Commerce, Transportation, Energy, Homeland Security, and the Environmental Protection Agency) that it will provide them more time for the submission of their views on the proposed Keystone Pipeline Project.