U.S. Summer 2016 Gasoline Consumption Sets New High - Making OPEC and Other Bad Guys Real Happy
Nov 2, 2016
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook, October 2016 The consumption of U.S. finished motor gasoline reached a new high of 9.7 million barrels per day (b/d) in June 2016, surpassing the previous one-month high of 9.6 million b/d set in July 2007. U.S. gasoline consumption during summe ... Continue reading
Growth Energy and Sheetz Showcase #62 Racecar, E15 Fuels
Oct 13, 2016
CHARLOTTE, NC - October 13, 2016: Growth Energy and Sheetz teamed up this week to showcase the availability of E15 for North Carolina drivers alongside the #62 car that Sheetz is sponsoring in today’s Drive For the Cure 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. E15, the same high-performance fuel that will power the Sheetz ... Continue reading
Consumers Union Issues Statement on EPA's Fuel Economy Report
Sep 21, 2016
*News Release* *Consumers Union* *Public Policy and Advocacy Division of Consumer Reports* *Wednesday, September 21, 2016* *Consumers Union to Federal Agencies: Fuel Economy Standards Should Remain Strong In Order to Maintain Consumer Savings and Preserve Consumer Choice* *WASHINGTON, D.C.* – The 2025 standards ... Continue reading
Israeli Researchers Transform Pond Slime Into Hydrogen Making Machine
Sep 7, 2016
TEL AVIV - September 7, 2016; Iftach Yacoby and his team at Tel Aviv University genetically altered single-celled algae, which naturally emit hydrogen throughout the day, allowing the organism to increase its efficiency to five times its natural ability. Hydrogen fuel cells are already being introduced into vehicles, a ... Continue reading
Aug 26, 2016
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—MichBio, the biosciences industry association in Michigan, issued the following statement today regarding the release of a University of Michigan research study that claims the rising use of biofuels in the U.S. has led to a net increase in carbon dioxide emissions associated with global warming. Pro ... Continue reading
Aug 21, 2016
AUTO CENTRAL - July 22, 2016: With support from Australia's Queensland Government, the Biofuels Association of Australia (BAA) is proud to present the National Biofuels Symposium 2016 in Brisbane on August 22nd and 23rd. The worldwide biofuels sector is on a cusp of fantastic growth, and no where is the potential great ... Continue reading
Aug 13, 2016
By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL The United States and most of the other nations we might include as part of democratic industrialized society is at war. In effect it is the Grand World War. The "hot zone" battlefields are currently in Iraq and Afghanistan; brought to life every day ... Continue reading
U.S. `Ethanol Plant Capacity Increases Third Consecutive Year
Aug 10, 2016
August 10, 2016 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Fuel Ethanol Plant Production Capacity Fuel ethanol production capacity in the United States was nearly 15 billion gallons per year, or 973,000 barrels per day (b/d), at the beginning of 2016, according to EIA's most recent U.S. Fuel Ethanol Plant Producti ... Continue reading
E85 Comes to N. Virginia Mobil
Jul 31, 2016
WOODBRIDGE, Va., July 29, 2016 -- Working its way up the seaboard, E85 is now available for the first time on I-95, in Woodbridge, Va. The Potomac Mills Mobil convenience store at 14496 Gideon Drive, Woodbridge, VA, 22193, will now offer both E85 and higher ethanol blend products. To welcome ethanol, the station will h ... Continue reading
POET Ethanol Sends Fourth Mission Team to Kenya
Jul 25, 2016
SIOUX FALLS, SD - July 25, 2016: For the fourth year in a row, POET team members, family and supporters traveled to Sultan Hamud, Kenya to support the all-girls boarding school Travellers' Oasis Centre. The mission trip, organized by the Sioux Falls-based Seeds of Change Foundation, aims to nourish the souls, minds and ... Continue reading
New GATE Store Ushers in E15 Fuel, Price-cut, in Jacksonville
Jul 14, 2016
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 14, 2016 -- Continuing its eastward expansion, E15, along with E85, is now available at its first multi-blend station in Jacksonville, Fla. With the opening of its new store at 7099 Collins Rd., GATE Petroleum Company will now offer both E85 and E15 products. To celebrate its grand opening, Pro ... Continue reading
NACS: Consumer Optimism Rises as Gas Prices Drop
Jul 12, 2016
EDITORS NOTE: Can you imagine how optimistic American's will be when American Made E-85 at $1.60 a gallon replaces gasoline, imagine what that will do for our economy...I can't wait! NACS consumer survey reports highest level of consumer optimism since March. ALEXANDRIA, Va. July 12, 2016; Consumer optimism increased t ... Continue reading
Patriotic Americans Choose Flex-Fuel Vehicles
Jul 4, 2016
Are Ethanol Opponents Sniffing Glue?
Jul 3, 2016
Something is making them dizzy! By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL AUTO CENTRAL - June 9, 2016: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held a public hearing today in Kansas City, Missouri. The hearing is part of the EPA process for setting/recommending the proposed rule "Renewable Fue ... Continue reading
New Energy Vehicle Makers Gather at Shanghai International Green Auto Show
Jun 30, 2016
SHANGHAI, June 30, 2016 -- The Shanghai International Green Auto Show, the largest new energy vehicle exhibition in China, is being held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) from June 28 to June 30, 2016. Nearly one hundred new energy vehicles will be on display at the event, drawing much attention fro ... Continue reading
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