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Time To Shut Down The Anti-Ethanol Propaganda Machines

Time To Shut Down The Anti-Ethanol Propaganda Machines

On the final weekend of the 2018 Baseball Season, here's a response to a double-header of anti-ethanol published stories ... Continue reading

Petroleum Oil Prices Near $80 Per Barrel - EVERY BODY TO THE ETHANOL PUMPS, Yea! Yea! Yea!

Petroleum Oil Prices Near $80 Per Barrel - EVERY BODY TO THE ETHANOL PUMPS, Yea! Yea! Yea!

With Brent crude oil prices tickling the $80 per barrel mark today, it's a great time to get acquainted with E85 and how you can do you'r own splash blending to create E15, E20, E25, E30, E40, E45, and E50 to save money and extend your mileage. Heck, you can even go up as high as E85. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Unveils Tesla Killer Electric EQC Today - Watch It LIVE Right Here at 12:30PM ET +VIDEO

Mercedes-Benz Unveils Tesla Killer Electric EQC Today - Watch It LIVE Right Here at 12:30PM ET +VIDEO

After nearly two years, Mercedes-Benz is finally premiering its electric SUV coupé, the EQC. ... Continue reading

New Government Lab Research Confirms Ethanol Blend Fuels Are Better for Large and Small Engines

New Government Lab Research Confirms Ethanol Blend Fuels Are Better for Large and Small Engines

National Renewable Energy Laboratory reaffirms the value of ethanol for internal combustion engines and validate Mercury Marine's 2011 findings By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL AUTO CENTRAL - September 22, 2016: One of the top myths used by the oil industry against ethanol is the fant ... Continue reading

Ethanol Groups File New Lawsuit Over Exemptions

Ethanol Groups File New Lawsuit Over Exemptions

Two major ethanol advocacy organizations are demanding transparency from the Environmental Protection Agency on the granting of small refinery exemptions from Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) obligations. ... Continue reading

West Texas Oil Is Gushing But Pipelines Can't Handle It! So What? It's Just Oil!

West Texas Oil Is Gushing But Pipelines Can't Handle It! So What? It's Just Oil!

YahooFinance.com was ruffling feathers yesterday afternoon with it's panicky story headline: WEST TEXAS OIL IS GUSHING BUT PIPELINES CAN'T HANDLE IT. ... Continue reading

Coming Soon: "THE ETHANOL PAPERS" - Massive 600 Page Book Presents the Whole Story On Ethanol Fuel

Coming Soon: "THE ETHANOL PAPERS" - Massive 600 Page Book Presents the Whole Story On Ethanol Fuel

The Auto Channel is just days away from releasing "THE ETHANOL PAPERS," a 600-page book by Marc J. Rauch, TACH's executive vice president and co-publisher. The book is a compilation of some of Marc's previously published essays and reports, along with new commentary and updated insight. ... Continue reading

Alt Fuels Leader Blue Bird First to Offer Certified Ultra-Low NOx Level for Propane School Buses

Alt Fuels Leader Blue Bird First to Offer Certified Ultra-Low NOx Level for Propane School Buses

FORT VALLEY, Ga.--In a tradition of offering first-to-market alternative fuel innovations, Blue Bird once again has set the standard for air quality in the school bus industry. Certified by both the EPA and California Air Resources Board at 0.02 g/bhp-hr, Blue Bird’s Vision Propane buses now offer an optional ultra-l ... Continue reading

Forbes Says There Is A "Pickup Problem" - TACH Asks What Problem? (originally Published 6/9/2010)

Forbes Says There Is A "Pickup Problem" - TACH Asks What Problem? (originally Published 6/9/2010)

Washington DC June 9, 2010; The AIADA newsletter reported that Jerry Flint at Forbes writes that the trouble with all the plans to improve fuel economy is that Americans still like pickups. Not small pickups, but big full-size pickups with four doors and fancy interiors. A standard V-8 pickup will get 16, maybe 18, mil ... Continue reading

Maybe He Does Get It! President Trump Tightens Auto Maker's Offsetting CAFE MPG Workarounds

Maybe He Does Get It! President Trump Tightens Auto Maker's Offsetting CAFE MPG Workarounds

Trump May Relax Auto Standards While Making Them Harder to Meet The Trump administration’s plan to ease vehicle-emission mandates lifts some burdens for automakers but also would strip away options that have made it easier for them to comply and have encouraged the development of electric cars. ... Continue reading

Growth Energy Welcomes ELEMENT as 100th Plant Member

Growth Energy Welcomes ELEMENT as 100th Plant Member

WASHINGTON, D.C. August 2, 2018; Growth Energy, the nation’s top ethanol advocate, is proud to welcome ELEMENT, LLC as its newest member. The addition of the new Colwich, Kansas-based bio-refinery marks the 100th plant member for Growth Energy. ... Continue reading

Day Two Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminar 2018

Day Two Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminar 2018

Center for Automotive Research offers several options at the annual Management Briefing Seminar. I chose to pursue news on the latest in powertrains, expecting news on a variety of gasoline, hydrogen, diesel and electrified options. ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB Car Talk Radio Live from New York Saturday July 28, 2018 7-9 AM

AUTO LAB Car Talk Radio Live from New York Saturday July 28, 2018 7-9 AM

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart ... Continue reading

President Donald J. Trump is Protecting America’s Farmers Against Unfair and Retaliatory Trade Practices

President Donald J. Trump is Protecting America’s Farmers Against Unfair and Retaliatory Trade Practices

Our farmers deserve a government that serves their interest and empowers them to do the hard work that they love to do so much. President Donald J. Trump PROTECTING OUR FARMERS: In response to unjustified tariffs placed on U.S. agricultural products, President Donald J. Trump is providing American farmers with needed r ... Continue reading

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