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The Irrelevance of BTU Rating - Big Oil's Gimmick To Hoodwink The Public

The Irrelevance of BTU Rating - Big Oil's Gimmick To Hoodwink The Public

By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL The majority of passenger vehicles and light trucks on the road today are powered by gasoline internal combustion engines (ICE). The selection of gasoline as the primary engine fuel was not made because gasoline was the most effective or efficient fuel ... Continue reading

Jalopnik Gets Slopnik on Ethanol Facts - SPECIAL UPDATE

Jalopnik Gets Slopnik on Ethanol Facts - SPECIAL UPDATE

Egregiously Sloppy Commentary on Ethanol is Inexcusable ... Continue reading

Farmers say current conditions on U.S. farms are weakening

Farmers say current conditions on U.S. farms are weakening

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct. 7, 2025 -- Farmer sentiment held steady in September, as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose just 1 point to a reading of 126. ... Continue reading

Expert Toyota Reviews 1993-2026 Models

Expert Toyota Reviews 1993-2026 Models

Comprehensive list of all Toyota Reviews on TheAutoChannel.com. ... Continue reading

Ethanol-Gasoline Debate: Rauch vs. Lynch - Part 1 and Part 2

Ethanol-Gasoline Debate: Rauch vs. Lynch - Part 1 and Part 2

The Auto Channel's Marc Rauch recently had the opportunity to square off directly in an online debate with energy expert Michael Lynch. Lynch is president of consultancy firm STRATEGIC ENERGY AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH, he's former Chief Energy Economist at DRI-WEFA, and author of "The Peak OIl Scare and the Coming Oil Floo ... Continue reading

Testing Anti-Ethanol Tests - UPDATED with Replies

Testing Anti-Ethanol Tests - UPDATED with Replies

Here's what happens when you do a little analysis By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL Todd Osgood produces test videos that he publishes on YouTube under the name PROJECT FARM. ... Continue reading

Why Do Small Engines Suffer From Ethanol Problems? +VIDEO and SPECIAL UPDATE

Why Do Small Engines Suffer From Ethanol Problems? +VIDEO and SPECIAL UPDATE

I recently responded to a knucklehead online radio broadcast that featured Lauren Fix bashing ethanol, something she has done in the past even though ethanol is something that she seems to be completely unable to discuss with any accurate information. The broadcast was an episode of "The Jacki Daily Show," hosted by Ja ... Continue reading

Farmer sentiment weakens as producer confidence in future wanes

Farmer sentiment weakens as producer confidence in future wanes

Farmer sentiment dipped for the third straight month in August, with the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index falling 10 points to 125. ... Continue reading

Take The Master Class - Ethanol 101 to 402 - It's Easy and Free

Take The Master Class - Ethanol 101 to 402 - It's Easy and Free

What's the deal with ethanol fuel? The deal is that ethanol fuel has been wrongfully suppressed for more than 100 years, and there are very few people willing to really talk about it. ... Continue reading

The Andersons Appoints Emmanuel Ayuk as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

The Andersons Appoints Emmanuel Ayuk as Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary

MAUMEE, Ohio, Aug. 14, 2025 -- The Andersons, Inc. announces that Emmanuel Ayuk will join the company as executive vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary, reporting to President and CEO Bill Krueger, beginning September 2, 2025. ... Continue reading

BlazerBloom Research Team Named National Champion in U.S. Department of Energy's AlgaePrize Competition

BlazerBloom Research Team Named National Champion in U.S. Department of Energy's AlgaePrize Competition

BlazerBloom, established in 2023, recognized for research into algae as renewable, reliable energy source FREDERICK, Md., Aug. 8, 2025 -- Hood College is proud to announce that its student research team, BlazerBloom, has been named one of five national champions in the 2025 AlgaePrize, a prestigious research competitio ... Continue reading

A Million Pages Of Indexed Automotive Content Without Getting WEB SEARCH FATIGUE

A Million Pages Of Indexed Automotive Content Without Getting WEB SEARCH FATIGUE

The Auto Channel's Automotive Data Research Hub functions as a massive silo, eliminating a need for an enterprise level web wide search engine. ... Continue reading

General Motors and Hyundai Agree To Co-develop Vehicles For Latin America

General Motors and Hyundai Agree To Co-develop Vehicles For Latin America

The two companies will co-develop four vehicles for the Central and South American market, including a compact SUV, car and pick-up, as well as a mid-size pick-up, all with the flexibility to use either internal combustion or hybrid propulsion systems. ... Continue reading

E-fuels Market worth $66.25 billion by 2030 | MarketsandMarkets™

E-fuels Market worth $66.25 billion by 2030 | MarketsandMarkets™

The e-fuels market is driven by increasing demand for sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels in hard-to-decarbonize sectors like aviation, shipping, and heavy-duty transport. ... Continue reading

Farmer sentiment weakens, but farmers believe U.S. policy headed in right direction

Farmer sentiment weakens, but farmers believe U.S. policy headed in right direction

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 5, 2025 -- Farmer sentiment continues to weaken, as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer declined again in July. ... Continue reading

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