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Sales of Unleaded 88

Sales of Unleaded 88

Sales of Unleaded 88, an ethanol-blended fuel that has been the focus of Minnesota Corn’s ethanol-promotion campaigns in recent years, have reached record levels in the state. According to the state Department of Commerce, reported sales of Unleaded 88 in Minnesota were at 86.6 million gallons in 2021. ... Continue reading

Allison Transmission and New Flyer Partner to Bring Electric Hybrid Buses to Nevada

Allison Transmission and New Flyer Partner to Bring Electric Hybrid Buses to Nevada

Nevada Transit Coalition with plans for Allison’s revolutionary next generation eGen Flex electric hybrid propulsion system to be integrated into more new buses later this year. (Photo: Business Wire) New Flyer delivers Allison electric hybrid-equipped buses to Southern Nevada Transit Coalition with plans for Allison ... Continue reading

EV Charging Scenario Shows Devastating Refueling Issues in USA - Limiting Freedom Of Mobility

EV Charging Scenario Shows Devastating Refueling Issues in USA - Limiting Freedom Of Mobility

ALEXANDRIA, Va. February 15, 2022; NACS online reported that after the Biden Administration released its $5 billion plan to fund an electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, claims surrounding a hypothetical scenario in which all U.S. gas stations would be replaced with equal capacity EV charging stations spread o ... Continue reading

Plug-In and Gas Hybrids Top GreenerCars’ 2022 Ratings as Automakers Shift to Larger EVs

Plug-In and Gas Hybrids Top GreenerCars’ 2022 Ratings as Automakers Shift to Larger EVs

Washington, DC February 15, 2022; All-electric vehicles (EVs) now account for fewer of the dozen greenest cars available, partly because of a shift toward larger and heavier EVs that are less environmentally friendly, according to this year’s GreenerCars ratings, released today by the American Council for an Energy-E ... Continue reading

Fisker Inc. Now Accepting Reservations for Its Second Product, the Revolutionary Fisker PEAR

Fisker Inc. Now Accepting Reservations for Its Second Product, the Revolutionary Fisker PEAR

Under $30k. The all-electric Fisker PEAR blends sustainability, technology, and design into a digitally connected, compact, five-passenger urban EV. Featuring intuitive controls, sporty driving, clever storage, and a focus on industry firsts, the Fisker PEAR will start at $29,900 before taxes and incentives in the US. ... Continue reading

New Car Buyers Won't Find Mark-Up for "Market Conditions" at LeithCars.com

New Car Buyers Won't Find Mark-Up for "Market Conditions" at LeithCars.com

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 15, 2022 -- The Leith Automotive Group has reaffirmed their commitment not to charge above the Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for the vast majority of the everyday new vehicles they offer for sale. This comes at a time when more and more consumers are expressing their frustration with th ... Continue reading

HYPERFUELS CONVERTS FIRST E85 DISPENSERS TO PURFUEL™ ETHANOL-FREE REFORMULATED GASOLINE

HYPERFUELS CONVERTS FIRST E85 DISPENSERS TO PURFUEL™ ETHANOL-FREE REFORMULATED GASOLINE

Houston-based high performance fuels provider, has partnered with FuelWise to provide PurFuel, an ethanol-free reformulated gasoline (RFG) to replace E85 at two dispensers. ... Continue reading

"The Long Road To Electric Cars" - Reuters Reinforces The Auto Channel EV Opinion

"The Long Road To Electric Cars" - Reuters Reinforces The Auto Channel EV Opinion

The long road to electric cars by Feilding Cage Illustrations by Samuel Granados Published February 7, 2022 Less than 1% of the 250 million cars, SUVs and light-duty trucks on the road in the United States are electric.* Joe White writing for Reuters says someday the U.S. might be a nation of electric cars, but it will ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap-up - February 6-12, 2022

Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap-up - February 6-12, 2022

Below are the past week's important, relevant, semi-secret, or snappy automotive news, opinions and insider back stories presented as expertly crafted easy-to-understand automotive universe news nuggets ... Continue reading

UK MPs Condemn Government’s 2030 Ban on New Fossil Fuelled Car Sales and The Ill-Informed Push for Us All to Drive Electric

UK MPs Condemn Government’s 2030 Ban on New Fossil Fuelled Car Sales and The Ill-Informed Push for Us All to Drive Electric

Sooner or later the public will rebel against this madness. Better to have the rational debate now before we fully embark on a failing and expensive experiment.” Sir John Redwood MP said: “There is a lot of common sense in the APPG Fair Fuel Report. ... Continue reading

2023 Kia Sportage Gets Plugged

2023 Kia Sportage Gets Plugged

Kia unveiled the 2023 Sportage PHEV, the latest electrified model to join the lineup of award-winning SUVs. Building upon the foundation laid by the Sportage HEV, the turbocharged Sportage PHEV offers outstanding efficiency, with a 13.8-kWh battery and targeted all-electric range (AER) of 32 miles1. ... Continue reading

Wanna Buy An Electric Subaru?

Wanna Buy An Electric Subaru?

Subaru of America, Inc.(SOA) today announced that customers interested in purchasing the all-new 2023 Solterra can reserve theirs starting today at 12:00 P.M. ET. ... Continue reading

Valvoline Begins EV Service Offerings in U.S.

Valvoline Begins EV Service Offerings in U.S.

LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 7, 2022 -- Valvoline Inc. , a global leader in vehicle care powering the future of mobility through innovative services and products, has announced that it has begun piloting electric vehicle (EV) services in its retail stores. ... Continue reading

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