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Taking On EPA, CAL Air Resources Board, Obama, and Big Oil

Taking On EPA, CAL Air Resources Board, Obama, and Big Oil

Open Letter To Sierra Club By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL ... Continue reading

Why Does AAA and Big Oil Feel They Must Lie to America?

Why Does AAA and Big Oil Feel They Must Lie to America?

Doesn't Lying About One Thing Taint the Veracity Everything Else They Say? By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL AUTO CENTRAL - May 23, 2013: This morning, AAA issued a press release concerning travel on this forth coming Memorial Day Weekend. The release carries some of the usual informat ... Continue reading

Open Letter To Ken Cohen ExxonMobil +VIDEO

Open Letter To Ken Cohen ExxonMobil +VIDEO

By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL This past February, Jay Leno wrote an article for AutoWeek Magazine excoriating ethanol fuels. This article caused a bit of an uproar within the pro-alt fuel community (including us at The Auto Channel). This uproar was met by several anti-ethanol enti ... Continue reading

The Case Against Ethanol Opponents: They Are Simply Incorrect +VIDEO

The Case Against Ethanol Opponents: They Are Simply Incorrect +VIDEO

By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL I can't say for sure, since I haven't done a count and compared it to a calendar, but it seems to me that the American oil industry has been ramping up its attacks on ethanol and trying to gain ground by adding in more <i>high-powered</i> lapdogs to pr ... Continue reading

American Electric Power Seeks Bids for Coal

American Electric Power Seeks Bids for Coal

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 2, 2018 -- American Electric Power is seeking bids for the supply of coal to one or more of its generating stations. AEP seeks proposals for the following: Up to 360,000 tons of coal, FOB Barge, beginning in July 2018 and ending in December 2018 Up to 1.5 million tons of coal, FOB Barge, beginning ... Continue reading

Toyota Reveals World-First Flexible Fuel Hybrid Prototype in Brazil Reduces 90% Of Gasoline Use (What Took So Long?)

Toyota Reveals World-First Flexible Fuel Hybrid Prototype in Brazil Reduces 90% Of Gasoline Use (What Took So Long?)

A prototype of the world's first hybrid flexible-fuel vehicle (Hybrid FFV), debuted in an event Toyota held today in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Stakeholders including the state government, universities, and the sugarcane association (the Sugarcane Industry Union: UNICA) attended the event. ... Continue reading

Top Factors Driving the Global Automotive Flex Fuel Engine Market | Technavio

Top Factors Driving the Global Automotive Flex Fuel Engine Market | Technavio

Technavio has published a new market research report on the global automotive flex fuel engine market from 2018-2022. ... Continue reading

POET Donates $250,000 to SD Ag Foundation

POET Donates $250,000 to SD Ag Foundation

At a time when agriculture is facing economic challenges, POET is backing efforts to grow the industry in South Dakota through a $250,000 donation to the South Dakota Ag Foundation. The donation was announced at a press conference today, Ag Day 2018, at POET's headquarters with Gov. ... Continue reading

Peek At Ford In The Future

Peek At Ford In The Future

By 2020, Ford will offer North America’s freshest lineup among all full-line automakers, with its average showroom age dropping from 5.7 to 3.3 years as it replaces three-quarters of its lineup and adds four new trucks and SUVs ... Continue reading

Positive U.S. Ethanol Margins Drive Production Growth

Positive U.S. Ethanol Margins Drive Production Growth

March 6, 2018 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Estimated clean renewable and powerful ethanol production margins at renewable energy U.S. corn ethanol plants averaged 22 cents per gallon (gal) in 2017. Last year was the fifth consecutive year that margins have averaged more than 20 cents/gal, which has he ... Continue reading

Marc Rauch, The Auto Channel's Co-Founder, at National Ethanol Conference +VIDEO

Marc Rauch, The Auto Channel's Co-Founder, at National Ethanol Conference +VIDEO

The Auto Channel is pleased to announce that Marc J. Rauch, the company's co-founder and executive vice president, has accepted an invitation to speak at the forth coming National Ethanol Conference (NEC). Marc is an outspoken advocate of all biofuels and alternative energy. The National Ethanol Conference is the most ... Continue reading

Government of Canada Supports Electric and Alternative Fuel Vehicle Infrastructure in B.C.

Government of Canada Supports Electric and Alternative Fuel Vehicle Infrastructure in B.C.

BURNABY, BC, Feb. 23, 2018 Electric, hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles decrease greenhouse gas emissions and in some cases can significantly reduce fuel costs. ... Continue reading

Oshkosh Corporation Named 2017 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year

Oshkosh Corporation Named 2017 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year

OSHKOSH, Wis.--Oshkosh Corporation today announced that it has been named the 2017 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year in the annual competition sponsored by the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, the advisory firm of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP and the legal firm of Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP. ... Continue reading

Another One Bites The Dust: Ethanol Opponents Unable To Meet The Challenge Of Truth

Another One Bites The Dust: Ethanol Opponents Unable To Meet The Challenge Of Truth

MEET THE BLOWHARDS: Jerry Taylor, David Shepardson, Tim Searchinger, Lauren Fix, Jay Leno, Debbie Carlson, Ed Wallace, Charlie Maxwell, James Conca, Ken Cohen, Lauren Steiner, Paul Driessen, Brian McGraw, Tito Hermoso, Emily Cassidy, Mark J. Perry, Mark Levin, Richard Rahn, Robert Bryce, and the latest Barry Ritholtz B ... Continue reading

Toyota At 2018 Chicago Auto Show To Exhibit 50 New Vehicles

Toyota At 2018 Chicago Auto Show To Exhibit 50 New Vehicles

Indoor driving course showcases fun features of new Camry during a thrilling experience CHICAGO (Jan. 30, 2018) – New Toyota off-road rigs will be featured at this year’s Chicago Auto Show. ... Continue reading

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