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Yes, Tin Lizzie Was An Alcoholic

Yes, Tin Lizzie Was An Alcoholic

SPECIAL FEATURE - Correcting Bad Revisionist History About Ford's Multi-Fuel Model T Automobile ... Continue reading

Propel Fuels is Awarded $195 Million Additional Exemplary Damages for Trade Secret Misappropriation by Phillips 66, Bringing Total Award to More Than $833 Million

Propel Fuels is Awarded $195 Million Additional Exemplary Damages for Trade Secret Misappropriation by Phillips 66, Bringing Total Award to More Than $833 Million

Kobre & Kim led litigation leading to one of the largest trade secret verdicts in U.S. history. SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 31, 2025 -- California renewable fuels pioneer Propel Fuels, Inc. ("Propel") has been awarded $195 million in exemplary damages for trade secret misappropriation by Phillips 66 Company ("Phillips 66" ... Continue reading

Brazil Pushes Fuel Mandate Up To E30 - America Should Do The Same!

Brazil Pushes Fuel Mandate Up To E30 - America Should Do The Same!

Beginning next week, August 1st, Brazil's nationally mandated internal combustion engine fuel will increase to E30, which is a blend of 30% ethanol and 70% poison (AKA gasoline or petrol). ... Continue reading

Amsoil vs Ethanol

Amsoil vs Ethanol

Amsoil fuel additives are the epitome of what snake oils are. ... Continue reading

Climate Change? No Matter How You Look At It, ETHANOL IS THE ANSWER!

Climate Change? No Matter How You Look At It, ETHANOL IS THE ANSWER!

More than a decade ago, I began compiling scientific commentary to show that "catastrophic man-made climate change" is not occurring. ... Continue reading

CALIFORNIA NEW CAR DEALERS ARE TURNING TO APPRENTICESHIPS TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF AUTO TECHNICIANS

CALIFORNIA NEW CAR DEALERS ARE TURNING TO APPRENTICESHIPS TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF AUTO TECHNICIANS

California's new car dealers are engaging an innovative apprenticeship solution to recruit and develop individuals who aspire to become automotive service technicians. The California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) Foundation is partnering with Automotive Apprenticeship Group (AAG) to provide a path to in-depth ins ... Continue reading

GAC Launched Localization Initiative in Brazil, Debuts Five Core Models in the Brazilian Market.

GAC Launched Localization Initiative in Brazil, Debuts Five Core Models in the Brazilian Market.

SÃO PAULO, May 25, 2025 -- On May 23, GAC held the Brazil Brand Launch and New Models Unveiling Event at Distrito Anhembi in São Paulo, Brazil, officially unveiling its "Brazil Action Plan" – the first substantive implementation of "One GAC 2.0" global strategy in Latin America. Through a series of long-term invest ... Continue reading

The Real Story On Electric Vehicles +VIDEO - UPDATED WITH ADDED COMMENTARY

The Real Story On Electric Vehicles +VIDEO - UPDATED WITH ADDED COMMENTARY

Are EVs the future of automobiles? Probably. Do we need EVs? NO! Here's why. ... Continue reading

How and Why Big Oil Conquered The World +VIDEO

How and Why Big Oil Conquered The World +VIDEO

The Most Grotesque of All Conspiracies ... Continue reading

Auto Channel Exclusive: Open Letter to Marlo Lewis, Jr., Senior Fluffer at Competitive Enterprise Institute

Auto Channel Exclusive: Open Letter to Marlo Lewis, Jr., Senior Fluffer at Competitive Enterprise Institute

Hi Marlo - I recently read an editorial you wrote about ethanol for a stink tank called Competitive Enterprises Institute. ... Continue reading

Life As We Might Have Known It: What If Ethanol Was Our Primary Engine Fuel

Life As We Might Have Known It: What If Ethanol Was Our Primary Engine Fuel

Consumers never had the opportunity to vote on which fuel they wanted; there was never a national referendum. And in the years since the repeal of prohibition the public has never been told the truth about petroleum oil fuels, nor has the public been given the opportunity to vote to discontinue petroleum oil subsidies. ... Continue reading

Blowing Up the "Heat Energy" Myth: The Case for Ethanol

Blowing Up the "Heat Energy" Myth: The Case for Ethanol

What if everything you thought you knew about engine fuel efficiency was based on a myth? I recently sat down with three experts to unpack the issue: David Blume, author of Alcohol Can Be A Gas!; Marc Rauch, co-founder of The Auto Channel and author of The Ethanol Papers; and Dean Harlow, former president of Ricardo PL ... Continue reading

"Piling On", The Auto Channel EV Vision - Finally Other Journalists With "Balls" Support Our "Choice" Of Future Mobility Power - We Told Ya!

"Piling On", The Auto Channel EV Vision - Finally Other Journalists With "Balls" Support Our "Choice" Of Future Mobility Power - We Told Ya!

For almost 30 years The Auto Channel has faced the onslaught of misguided mobility positions, and a lack of advertising support from know nothings leading the errant companies. No matter if from the PR departments, General Media, Automotive Press or Politicians or University professors or Experts...if our editorial tea ... Continue reading

Automotive Aftermarket Saturated with Snake Oil Engine Additives

Automotive Aftermarket Saturated with Snake Oil Engine Additives

Open Letter to B3C Fuel Solutions, LLC, (manufacturer of FUEL LIFE In-Tank Fuel Stabilizing Filter and ETHANOL SHIELD FUEL STABILIZER). ... Continue reading

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