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Deposed Toyota President Akio Toyoda Said "Motorist Choice Is The Future, The Enemy is Carbon, Not Internal Combustion Engines (ICE)" Mr. Toyoda Supports The 25 Year Old Auto Channel Editorial Position (Originally Published Here 11/14/2020)

Deposed Toyota President Akio Toyoda Said "Motorist Choice Is The Future, The Enemy is Carbon, Not Internal Combustion Engines (ICE)" Mr. Toyoda Supports The 25 Year Old Auto Channel Editorial Position (Originally Published Here 11/14/2020)

Toyota Ammonia Engines, Akio Toyoda, then president of the world’s biggest car manufacturing Toyota, spent the weekend swerving around a racetrack in western Japan in a Corolla. But it’s no ordinary version of the bestselling car. ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY Feb 5, 2024

NHTSA RECALL SUMMARY Feb 5, 2024

Your vehicle MAY be involved in a safety recall and MAY create a safety risk for you or your passengers. If left unrepaired, a potential safety defect could lead to injury or even death. ... Continue reading

Beyond Oil and Gas; The Methanol Economy (Originally Published On The Auto Channel March 2, 2006) +VIDEO

Beyond Oil and Gas; The Methanol Economy (Originally Published On The Auto Channel March 2, 2006) +VIDEO

The Methanol Economy By Kevin Bullis MIT Technology Review March 2, 2006 Forget about the hydrogen economy. Methanol is the key to weaning the world off oil. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Round-up December 17-24, 2023

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Round-up December 17-24, 2023

Here are Larry's picks among 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. for Nutson's Auto News Weekly Wrap-up December 17-24, 2023. ... Continue reading

Toyota's Chief Scientist on Hydrogen vs. Lithium-Ion Batteries & Why We Need Both

Toyota's Chief Scientist on Hydrogen vs. Lithium-Ion Batteries & Why We Need Both

Instead of Thinking “Either/Or,” We Should be Thinking “Yes, And…”Nearly 150 years ago, Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse fought a battle for the supremacy of Direct Current (DC) vs. Alternating Current (AC) known as the War of the Currents.Not only was the War of the Currents full of false accusations an ... Continue reading

Ethanol Chronicles - SPECIAL EDITION: David Are You There? - Latest Posts

Ethanol Chronicles - SPECIAL EDITION: David Are You There? - Latest Posts

Lively, Spirited and Sometimes Humorous Repartee Concerning Energy Issues By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL ... Continue reading

Why Does EPA's New Renewable Fuel Standard Demean Value Of Domestic, Cleaner, Renewable, Cheaper Ethanol Fuel? - China Influences? Traitors? Or Just Ignorant Politicians and Bureucrats In DC

Why Does EPA's New Renewable Fuel Standard Demean Value Of Domestic, Cleaner, Renewable, Cheaper Ethanol Fuel? - China Influences? Traitors? Or Just Ignorant Politicians and Bureucrats In DC

This final rule builds on the RFS program's progress over the previous two years and reflects the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to strengthen the nation's energy independence, advance low-carbon fuels, and support agricultural communities. ... Continue reading

Increasing Demand By Petrochemical Industry Despite Biden Will Drive The Chemical Injection Skids Market Through 2023-2027

Increasing Demand By Petrochemical Industry Despite Biden Will Drive The Chemical Injection Skids Market Through 2023-2027

The market is projected to continue expanding, reaching $2.55 billion in 2027, maintaining a solid CAGR of 2.5%. The driving force behind this growth is the burgeoning petrochemical industry, which relies on specialty chemicals injected into oil and gas streams through chemical injection skids to enhance processes such ... Continue reading

Biofuel Market worth $225.9 billion by 2028

Biofuel Market worth $225.9 billion by 2028

CHICAGO, Sept. 28, 2023 -- Biofuel Market is projected to reach USD 225.9 billion in 2028 from USD 167.4 billion in 2023 at a CAGR of 6.2% according to a new report by MarketsandMarkets™. The growing demand for cleaner fuels is one of the major factors driving the biofuels market. ... Continue reading

Final Vote Results for Roll Call 391

Final Vote Results for Roll Call 391

Did Your Congress Person Vote Yea Or Nay? Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act This bill modifies the waiver process under the Clean Air Act related to state emission control standards for new motor vehicles (or new motor vehicle engines). Under current law, states are preempted from adopting or enforcing emissio ... Continue reading

Contact Congress: Stop California’s vehicle ban from becoming the national norm

Contact Congress: Stop California’s vehicle ban from becoming the national norm

The state of California is banning the sale of new gas and diesel cars and trucks. They’re also going after diesel semi-trucks. ... Continue reading

FuelCell Energy and Toyota Announce Completion of World's First "Tri-gen" Production System

FuelCell Energy and Toyota Announce Completion of World's First "Tri-gen" Production System

FuelCell Energy's Tri-gen technology produces three products: renewable electricity, renewable hydrogen, and usable water Marks Toyota's first port vehicle processing facility in the world to be powered by onsite-generated, 100 percent renewable electricity Models how fuel cell technology can play a role in helping red ... Continue reading

US Department Of Energy To Spend To Strengthen Supply Chain

US Department Of Energy To Spend To Strengthen Supply Chain

Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda will Develop New and Alternative Supplies of Critical Materials to Reduce Our Nation’s Reliance on Foreign Sources WASHINGTON, D.C. – In support of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to ... Continue reading

E-Fuel, The Latest Distraction and Threat to Ethanol Acceptance

E-Fuel, The Latest Distraction and Threat to Ethanol Acceptance

The hype about electric vehicles and the irrational support for any ersatz e-fuel is nothing more than another harmful distraction ... Continue reading

European July 2023 Passenger Car Sales By Power Choice

European July 2023 Passenger Car Sales By Power Choice

Euro Powertrain in July When some people, who have never been there, think about cars in, say, Germany, they probably imagine Mercedes S-Class and BMW 7 Series vehicles rolling along the Autobahn in abundance.However, in Germany, as in other European countries, gasoline is more than moderately expensive.Vehicles are ty ... Continue reading

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