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EPA Keeps Corn-Based Ethanol Mandate, Rejects Suspension Request
Last month, the governors of eight states and almost 200 members of Congress asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to suspend rules that mandate production of ethanol for use in gasoline. On Friday, the EPA said no. The request to suspend parts of the 2007 Renewable Fuel Standard came from...
E85 Now Harder To Find Than Electric Car Charging: Here’s Why
Despite millions of dollars of commitment from automakers like Ford and General Motors, finding somewhere to fill your flex-fuel car with E85 is now officially harder than... December 12, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 12
Five High-Mileage SUVs You’ll Want To Check Out For 2012
You’re an SUV owner looking to upgrade your current car, but you’re also getting tired of increasing gas prices and the way those hybrid and electric car owners... September 27, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 1
Bentley Examines Plug-in Hybrids, Diesels - But W-12 Here To Stay
Bentley might be better known for its fast, powerful, luxury cars typically owned by celebrities, sports stars and business moguls -- but that doesn’t mean it... August 30, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Ethanol: Solution or Stopgap?
Amid the clamor over the price of oil hitting $100 a barrel and our heavy dependence on foreign sources of supply, ethanol has reemerged as an alternative fuel that seems to... July 14, 2011 by Michael Infranco 12
U.S. Senate Votes To End Ethanol Subsidies; They'll Continue Anyhow
The once-unthinkable actually happened last Thursday: The U.S. Senate voted 73-27 to abolish a 45-cents-per-gallon subsidy to the U.S. ethanol industry. Immediately. Because... June 20, 2011 by John Voelcker 2
Federal Government Saving Gas With Higher-MPG Vehicles Too
You may recall a few weeks back we reported on police forces all around the nation downsizing their vehicle fleets from big and brawny V-8 sedans to a new-generation of V-6... April 29, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 1
Ethanol Wars: Farm Senators Want More E85 Flex-Fuel Cars By 2016
Let's be real: How many of you out there have ever driven a single mile on E85 ethanol fuel? Very, very, very few of you, most likely. The fuel composed of 85 percent ethanol... April 8, 2011 by John Voelcker 9
EPA To Approve E15 Gasoline Blend For 2001-2006 Vehicles Too
Following its October approval of E15 gasoline for 2007 or newer cars, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is to announce today that it will expand the approval to cars... January 21, 2011 by John Voelcker 1
100-MPG Auto X-Prize Mainstream Winner: Would You Drive This?
After many months of testing, qualifying, and mechanical challenges--not to mention reams of press releases--today the Progressive Automotive X-Prize announced the winners of... September 16, 2010 by John Voelcker 6
Who's Buying Green Cars? Not Only Consumers, But Big Fleets Too
Most of the focus on new green cars--like the 2011 Nissan Leaf, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, and a slew of new and existing hybrids--has been on how consumers will adapt to them... August 11, 2010 by John Voelcker 1
More Ethanol in Gasoline Bad For Existing Cars, Say Automakers
Adding more ethanol to gasoline may help the U.S. meet a Congressional mandate to use more of the renewable fuel, but it could damage many of the cars now on the road, say... May 6, 2010 by John Voelcker 2
Ford Doubles Down on Flex-Fuel Vehicles; Do Carbuyers Care?
It must be something in the water. Yesterday, we learned that every 2011 Buick Regal will offer flex-fuel capability as standard. Now it's Ford's turn; the company announced... May 4, 2010 by John Voelcker 4
All 2011 Buick Regals To Receive Flex-Fuel Capability This Fall
The first batch of 2011 Buick Regals that are set to go on sale this quarter will come with a gasoline-only 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine but eventually a new 2.0-liter... May 3, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 1
Bogus Biofuels Blast Rebutted by Bentley Gent
Almost a year ago, we called Bentley's much-touted biofuels strategy "bogus," in an alliterative headline to a piece that was much forwarded around the green-car world. Now... February 23, 2010 by John Voelcker 2
Alt-Fuel E85 Ethanol Even Saves Cartoon Classic Betty Boop!
Who knew? Turns out even cartoon classic Betty Boop uses alternative fuels to power her roadster. In "Musical Mountaineers," a 1939 animated short (it totals 6:43), she runs... January 29, 2010 by John Voelcker 3
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