What The Colonial Pipeline Shutdown Teaches US About Ethanol Fuel
May 20, 2021
Over the years, as Bob Gordon and I have advocated ethanol as a fuel for internal combustion engines, we've often been confronted with a curious objection to ethanol. ... Continue reading
May 18, 2021
Average U.S. retail gasoline price exceeds $3.00 for the first time since late 2014 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update Disruptions to Colonial Pipeline operations prompted an increase in the average U.S. retail price for regular grade gasoline (retail gasoline price) to $3.0 ... Continue reading
I Just Saved $22 When I Filled Up My Van - You Can Too!
May 13, 2021
17 gallons of E85 @ 33% Discount Compared to E10. Don't be the family chump, be a family champ! ... Continue reading
Understanding discontinuance among California’s electric vehicle owners
May 2, 2021
CITATION: Hardman, S., Tal, G. Understanding discontinuance among California’s electric vehicle owners. Nat Energy (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-021-00814-9 For the market share of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) to continue to grow and reach 100% of new vehicle sales, adopters of the technology, who initia ... Continue reading
Apr 26, 2021
Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis. NHTSA proposed to withdraw its portions of the so-called SAFE I Rule, which sought to preempt States, including California, from issuing their own greenhouse gas emissions standards and zero-emissions vehicle mandates. ... Continue reading
Kelley Blue Book Helps Car Shoppers Navigate Electric Car Tax Credits
Apr 22, 2021
Electric cars undoubtedly are the wave of the future, and growth in the segment is on quite an upward trajectory. According to data from Cox Automotive, electrified vehicles accounted for 7.8% of the total Q1 2021 sales, up from 4.8% in the same period last year. ... Continue reading
Testing Anti-Ethanol Tests - UPDATED with Replies
Apr 21, 2021
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
CAR MBS Going LIVE In Traverse City
Apr 15, 2021
You read that right. We are excited to announce that CAR MBS will be back at the Grand Traverse Resort for one of the year's first in-person automotive events. ... Continue reading
2003- Ethanol Gets Into the fuel cell race - Another Swing And Miss
Apr 10, 2021
As the leading domestic, renewable choice for hydrogen fuel cell power, ethanol is winning over the fuel cell R&D community. EPM goes inside the RFA Fuel Cell Task Force responsible for getting ethanol 'in the game' before it's too late.By Tom Bryan | September 01, 2003 Could the ethanol industry be ... Continue reading
In 2010 Senator Carl Levin Agreed with The Auto Channel's Call for Mandated End to Gasoline
Apr 7, 2021
DETROIT - October 13, 2010: Speaking at the Business of Plugging In conference in Detroit today, U.S. Senator Carl Levin (Michigan) echoed many of the same proposals put forth more than two years ago by The Auto Channel in their position statement "No New Gasoline Powered Vehicles By 2014..." Most notable was Levin's c ... Continue reading
Apr 2, 2021
Growth Energy and the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court case HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC, et al., v. Renewable Fuels Association, et al. The joint brief defends a lower court’s ruling, which vacated refinery exemptions improperly granted by the Environmental Pr ... Continue reading
What Coronavirus Teaches Us About Climate Change
Apr 2, 2021
The greatest specter of doom and gloom hanging over planet Earth is catastrophic man-made global climate change, formally called "Anthropogenic global warming" or "AGW." ... Continue reading
Mar 26, 2021
The news this week allowed for much reflection and important discussions, given the recent traumatic events affecting the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and the concerning Tesla crashes in Michigan. There was also buzz surrounding both automotive cybersecurity and vehicle emissions regulations, both ho ... Continue reading
U.S. Energy Information Administration to release new monthly biofuels data
Mar 26, 2021
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced today that it will release expanded monthly biofuels data through a new report—the Monthly Biofuels Capacity and Feedstocks Update. On March 31, 2021, EIA plans to publish the first edition of this report, which will contain January 2021 data. ... Continue reading
Mar 25, 2021
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced todaythat the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin issuing a new round of pandemic assistance to key agriculture programs, specifically including biofuels. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor welcomed this announcement in a statement:“We are pleased that US ... Continue reading
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