Jun 6, 2018
The United Steelworkers (USW) today urged the White House to follow through with proposed changes to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) designed to reduce compliance costs for independent merchant oil refiners. Iowa Sens. ... Continue reading
Jun 2, 2018
By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL A hundred years ago, ethanol (alcohol fuel) was the engine fuel of choice for objective persons-in-the-know. This was true in America and anywhere in the world that was starting to be impacted by that new-fangled invention, the automobile. For alcohol ... Continue reading
Gas Prices Climb as Summer Driving Begins, POET Calls On EPA To Move Quickly For E15 Relief
Jun 1, 2018
Year-round E15 sales would save drivers up to 15 cents. With nationwide gas prices hitting a four-year high – aboabove $3 per gallon – POET is calling on the EPA to give summer driverrs access to high-octane E15 fuel and save consumers as much as 15 cents per gallon. E15, a 15 percent biofuel blend, is currently av ... Continue reading
Fuel-Cell Madness...SLAP!...Thanks I Needed That!
May 31, 2018
I just slapped myself in the face, boy i need that! Auto Central January 21, 2016; I was considering The Auto Channel's long-time fervent support of ethanol as America's alt fuel solution and found that I was getting caught up in the hydrogen hysteria...so if I was, so is everybody, after my face slap I came to my sens ... Continue reading
Ethanol: A Success Story Worth Repeating
May 29, 2018
The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 not only shocked America into the real and present danger of Middle East terrorism, it prompted the U.S. Government to address the issue of our dependence on imported oil. For over 2 decades, the U.S. had been lulled into complacency by a low cost, free-flowing supply of oil ... Continue reading
It's AUTO LAB Talk Radio - LIVE from NYC This Saturday May 26, 2018 7-9 AM
May 26, 2018
Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234; Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York City based 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, ... Continue reading
Biofuel Blunder? Renewable Fuel Mandate Is Having A Negative Effect on Home Run Totals
May 24, 2018
Biofuel mandate was supposed to fix everything, but no one has hit over 60 home runs in the past 15 years By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL I just finished reading an anti-ethanol Bloomberg editorial written by Jennifer A. Dlouhy. Her story, "Biofuel blunder? Greens who once championed ... Continue reading
Mr. Trump Tear Down This Wall!
May 21, 2018
Following reports that gas prices are on the rise, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly today urged President Trump to take an important step towards addressing the price surge by reducing regulatory burdens around the blending of biofuels. Current regulations on Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) prevent most retailers from selling Ameri ... Continue reading
Ethanol Criticism Polluted By Oiliness
May 18, 2018
About a year and a half ago, I wrote an editorial that questioned the credentials and motivation of certain academics (university professors and highly degreed individuals) who appear to go out of their way to attack ethanol, alternative fuels, and/or the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The very latest in the recent str ... Continue reading
Rising Crude Oil Prices Should Be Met With Increased Use Of Ethanol
May 17, 2018
Forty-five years ago, America was unprepared for the sudden spike in oil prices and attempt by oil producers to limit access to the oil. Forty-five years ago, America was unprepared for the sudden spike in oil prices and attempt by oil producers to limit access to the oil. Today, we're in a different situation thanks t ... Continue reading
May 15, 2018
FELTON, California, May 15, 2018 -- Global Rapeseed Oil Market is segmented, By Application, into Biodiesel, Food, Feed, Others (Personal Care Products, etc). Rapeseed is an optimistic yellow highlight plant that is found all over the world. The plant is known to be used as a vegetable in Southern Africa and China. ... Continue reading
Clean EV's ?- Coal Fired Electric Plants Going Up In Middle-East
May 11, 2018
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on trade press and company press releases Planned coal-fired capacity additions from a number of countries in and around the Middle East will add 41 gigawatts (GW) of new electric generating capacity over the next decade, based on announced projects and projects cur ... Continue reading
Blue Bird Extends Exclusive Partnership with ROUSH CleanTech
May 10, 2018
Small Preview Thumbnail http://www.roushcleantech.com http://www.roushcleantech.com Small Preview Thumbnail Small Preview Thumbnail FORT VALLEY, Ga.--Blue Bird and ROUSH CleanTech have extended their alternative-fueled school bus partnership through 2025. Since 2012, the relationship between the school bus manufacturer ... Continue reading
Ethanol Powered Vehicles and EV's The Realistic Future Of American Mobility
May 9, 2018
Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen testified this morning before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment. “We believe the future is bright for U.S.-produced ethanol and other emerging biofuel technologies,” Dinneen said in prepared testimony. ... Continue reading
May 9, 2018
Well here it is in real non MBA or PHD terms...there are 260 million registered vehicles of the roads here in the USA each one beyond anyone's or anything's ability to substantially improve their MPG of gasoline...except for the Magic Spigot. Here are some MPG numbers crunched by an old high school graduate... 24 MPG o ... Continue reading
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