News By Topic: Vehicles and the Environment: Ethanol

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

Jaguar Land Rover Opens Factory In Brazil - Approves E27 Fuel In All JLR Vehicles

Jun 15, 2016

ITATIAIA, Brazil – June 14, 2016: Jaguar Land Rover today opened its new R$750m (£240m) manufacturing facility and Education Business Partnership Centre in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The plant inauguration represents the first time a UK automotive group has opened a production centre in Latin America. ... Continue reading

Government Needs To Look For Real GHG Solution And Electric Ain't It +VIDEO

Jun 14, 2016

ABBOTSFORD, BC, June 13, 2016 - The Canadian Propane Association (CPA) supports the British Columbia government's commitment to a practical, affordable and immediate strategy to reduce automotive GHG emissions. However, the government needs to look beyond the promotion of Electric Vehicles (EVs) and consider low-emissi ... Continue reading

EPA: More Access Needed for Higher Ethanol Blends

Jun 10, 2016

EPA: More Access Needed for Higher Ethanol Blends ... Continue reading

Alaska Airlines Flies on Gevo's Renewable Alcohol to Jet Fuel

Jun 7, 2016

SEATTLE, June 7, 2016 -- The skies are a little greener today after two Alaska Airlines jets departed the Emerald City fueled by the first alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ) made from sustainable U.S. corn. The two Alaska Airlines flights departed today with Gevo, Inc. fuel and flew from Seattle to San Francisco International A ... Continue reading

Norway Plans to Ban Gasoline-Powered Cars by 2025

Jun 7, 2016

The country wants 100% of Norwegian cars to run on green energy within a decade. ​OLSO, Norway June 7, 2016; Norway is moving to ban the sale of all fossil fuel cars by 2025, The Independent reports. Politicians recently reached an agreement to have all Norwegian cars using green energy within a decade. Ironicall ... Continue reading

Hyundai Ioniq Aims To Steal Eco-Car Crown From Toyota Prius

Jun 3, 2016

Washington DC June 2, 2016; The AIADA newsletter reported that with low gas prices, American consumers are largely steering clear of alternative fuel cars. But, reports Forbes, Hyundai expects that to change over the next few years, with the global market for 'green' cars predicted to grow to more than five million uni ... Continue reading

Petroleum Distributor Responds to Wall Street Journal Anti-Ethanol Editorial With True Facts

May 28, 2016

EDITOR'S NOTE: On March 21, 2016, we wrote and published a reply to a fallacious anti-ethanol article written by George "David" Banks for the High Plains Leader & Times website. At the bottom of our reply, in the LiveFyre comments area, Walt Dwelle - Managing Partner or Flyers Energy - posted a copy of the reply that h ... Continue reading

Meet The New 'Tool' In Big Oil's Efforts To Scuttle Ethanol +VIDEO

May 27, 2016

An open letter to George "David" Banks Hi David - I just finished reading your article "Renewable Fuel Standard Continues To Devastate," published in February on the High Plains Leader & Times website. (http://www.leaderandtimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=ar ticle&id=24435:renewable-fuel-standard-continues-t ... Continue reading

Chicago Clean Cities Fleets Reduce Petroleum Use by 25 Million Gallons in 2015

May 20, 2016

NAPERVILLE, Ill., May 19, 2016 – The Chicago Area Clean Cities Coalition today announced that in 2015 its member fleets saved more than 25 million gasoline-gallon equivalents (GGEs) of petroleum and 225,000 tons of greenhouse-gas emissions. “That is the equivalent of removing 3,000 tanker trucks of gasoline f ... Continue reading

POET responds to EPA Renewable Volume Obligation Proposal

May 18, 2016

Broin: ‘The EPA is stopping the biofuels industry from meeting its potential and endangering the expansion of cellulosic ethanol’ SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (May 18, 2016) – POET CEO Jeff Broin today responded to the EPA’s proposed rule on the 2017 Renewable Volume Obligiations under the Renewable Fuel Stand ... Continue reading

Boating and Engine Experts Call on Lawmakers to Boost Biofuel Blends

May 10, 2016

The Auto Channel's Exec. Vice President part of the team briefing national law makers WASHINGTON, DC - May 10, 2016: Certified mechanics, engine performance experts, and professional fishermen briefed lawmakers on Capitol Hill today about the importance of ethanol in protecting the environment, preserving America’ ... Continue reading

Most Modern U.S. Cars Are Capable of Using E85 Right Now

May 8, 2016

Germany Subsidizes Domestic EV Manufacturing - Why Are American Car Makers Not Competing For Mass Produced Alt Fuel Vehicles With Their "Ace In The Hole" FLEX-FUEL?

Apr 28, 2016

The German government, BMW and Daimler and Volkswagen are launching an incentive program to boost sales of electric vehicles and hybrids. ​NEW YORK April 28, 2016; The NACS Online reported that CNNMoney said that the German government is joining forces with BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen to urge consumers to buy mor ... Continue reading

Shrinking Diesel Car Sales Open Up Growth Opportunities for Alternate Propulsion Systems

Apr 28, 2016

LONDON, April 28, 2016 -- WHEN Thursday, 5th May, 2016 at 2:00 pm BST LOCATION: Online, with Complimentary Registration SPEAKERS: Frost & Sullivan Program Manager Anjan Hemanth Kumar, Principal Consultant Pietro Boggia and special guest Silvia Leone of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Powertrain The recent diesel engine scand ... Continue reading