BAF Technologies Launches New Line of Bi-Fuel Ford Vans & Pick-Ups
Mar 7, 2011
DALLAS--BAF Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Clean Energy Fuels Corp. , has expanded its CNG product line to include Ford vehicles equipped with the BAF proprietary bi-fuel compressed natural gas (CNG) system. âNot only will our new BAF bi-fuel models provide commercial and municipal fleets with increased flexi ... Continue reading
BMW Plans To Sell At Least 30,000 Units A Year Of Its i3
Feb 27, 2011
According to Harald Hamprecht writing for Automotive News, BMW AG aims to sell at least 30,000 units of its i3 electric vehicle a year beginning in 2014. "We are targeting volume production for the i3," said Ian Robertson, BMWâs global sales and marketing boss. Robertson said sales volume for the i3 could be "comp ... Continue reading
Daimler, Renault Extend Electric Cars Deal
Feb 27, 2011
According to Reuters, Renault and Daimler have reached a new deal under which the Reanult will develop electric motors for the Smart and Twingo brands, while Daimler will supply batteries, a German paper reported. "By doing this we will immediately be able to boost sales," Daimler's head of research and development Tho ... Continue reading
There's Enough Corn to Go Around
Feb 27, 2011
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says that we can turn more corn into ethanol without running compromising food supplies. ... Continue reading
What Would You Do For $1,000 of Free Fuel?
Feb 25, 2011
PR Newswire CLEVELAND, Feb. 25, 2011 CLEVELAND, Feb. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- What would you do for $1,000 worth of free fuel?Ã The National FlexFuel Vehicle (FFV) Campaign is betting drivers in Ohio will check their fuel doors, gas caps, and especially their vehicle identification number (VIN) to see if ... Continue reading
Feb 24, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC - With dire news reports out of Libya sending skittish oil markets higher and higher, and predictions that Americans will face $5 a gallon gasoline, representatives of the U.S. ethanol industry warned that Congressional maneuvers to block already-approved levels of ethanol from reaching the market would ... Continue reading
Growth Energy Statement on Surge in Oil Prices
Feb 24, 2011
Washington DC February 24, 2011; With unrest in Libya and other North African and Middle Eastern nations sending oil to a two year peak of $120 , Growth Energy, the leading voice for the U.S. ethanol industry released the following statement. "How high must oil prices rise before America says it has had enough? When wi ... Continue reading
What's the Plan if Oil Supply is Interrupted? We Don't Have One!
Feb 21, 2011
AUTO CENTRAL - February 21, 2011: Predicting the outcome of all the unrest in the Middle East is impossible. Will the upheavals result in real democracies or greater tyrannys? No one really knows. The only reason we in America or Europe care is the oil issues. Shockingly, as investigative author Edwin Black pointed out ... Continue reading
Honda Civic GX Tops Greenest Car List ... Unfortunately it's Virtually Unavailable to Buy
Feb 21, 2011
Ironic Results name the Chevy Volt 12th on list while making an unavailable car #1 By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL Just how screwed up are our national aspirations to become energy independent? You need look no further than the results of the latest report issued by the American Coun ... Continue reading
Ethanol Industry Responds to Anti-Ethanol Amendments
Feb 20, 2011
Phoenix, AZ February 19, 2011; Responding to late night votes on the House Continuing Resolution (CR) on amendments from Rep. John Sullivan (R-OK) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ) that promoted imported oil over domestic renewable fuel production, the Renewable Fuels Association released the following statement "Last night, polit ... Continue reading
Groups Opposing Increase in Ethanol in Gasoline Launch Campaign Advocating More Scientific Testing
Feb 20, 2011
Warn of Possible Safety and Environmental Dangers WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Environmental and industry groups that frequently oppose each other on a broad range of policy issues are launching a joint campaign calling on Congress to require thorough and objective scientific testing before allowing an increase in the amount ... Continue reading
U of M Study Finds Automakers Manipulate CAFE Fuel Economy Not Fixing America's Gasoline Problem
Feb 20, 2011
ANN ARBOR, Mich. February 16, 2011; With the recent announcement that the U.S. government will propose new fuel economy standards this fall, a University of Michigan study shows that automakers fine-tune vehicle fuel economy to qualify for more favorable treatment. For more than 30 years, auto companies have done just ... Continue reading
Feb 20, 2011
Charles T. Drevna, president of NPRA, the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, issued the following statement today following House passage of an amendment blocking federal funding of Environmental Protection Agency action implementing the use of a higher level of ethanol in gasoline: "Every American who owns ... Continue reading
Posco and LanzaTech to Collaborate on Renewable Energy
Feb 19, 2011
AUCKLAND, New Zealand--LanzaTech has signed a memorandum of understanding with Posco, one of the largest steel producers in the world, covering the implementation of its gas fermentation technology to convert the steel makerââ¬â¢s flue gases to ethanol and other value added products. âIt provides a new ... Continue reading
OPEC Wins, America Loses in House Vote
Feb 19, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC - February 19, 2019: Growth Energy leaders say they continue to oppose provisions approved today by the House of Representatives that would block the Administtration from implementing policies that would reduce our dependence on foreign oil, create jobs and strengthen our national security. Two amendment ... Continue reading
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