Alt Fuels

The EU has added an allowance for cars burning e-fuels, in the face of German opposition.

Under a current policy push to get more ethanol into pump gasoline, fuel prices will go up, according to findings for a fossil-fuel refining trade group.

It claims performance of the Corolla Cross H2 Concept is close to that of gasoline engines, while refueling time has been cut to a minute and a half.

A proposal from the EPA for 2023-2025 may result in wider production and use of ethanol, but it also may help utilities produce cleaner energy for EVs.

Researchers found that coffee-fed algae generated "enhanced biodiesel that produces minimal emissions and good engine performance." And it might be easier to commercialize than some other means of feedstock production.

Ethanol interests have claimed that they can cut pump gasoline prices by 30 cents a gallon with changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard. Now President Biden is reportedly allowing more E15 at the pump.

An investment in synthetic fuel production facilities will give Porsche a long-term stake in the fuel, with near-term plans to use it in heritage models and racing.

A study funded in part by the U.S. DOE found that ethanol is at least 24% more carbon-intensive than gasoline. It contradicts the conclusions of a 2019 USDA study suggesting ethanol has GHG benefits.

Smog-forming emissions might not be any better with synthetic fuels, according to testing commissioned by a European environmental group.

Hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines are the focus for a partnership among a range of Japanese makers of two- and four-wheeled vehicles.

Gas stations, tailpipes, and internal combustion engines will soon be ushered out. Could synthetic fuels ever possibly turn the tide?

The diesel engine that Ford rolled out for 2018 on its full-size F-150 pickup has been nudged aside by the PowerBoost hybrid—and, perhaps somewhat, the all-electric Lightning.

Mazda's varied vision of the future includes EVs, hybrids, and a Skyactiv-X six—but no diesel for the U.S. We consider why that didn't work out.

Keeping internal combustion alive through synthetic fuels with a lower carbon footprint is not a better solution than batteries, T&E argues.

Toyota sees potential in hydrogen internal-combustion engines as part of a future racing program—perhaps to boost interest in its plans for a hydrogen economy.

Illegal delete kits and tampering with emissions equipment is so common that is creates more noncompliant vehicles than the VW diesel scandal, a new EPA report suggests.

CARB is offering carmakers a grace period on non-compliance or defeat devices—before higher fines and a new lab to sniff out cheats next year.

Concern over an ethanol downturn, possibly exaggerated by EVs, has both campaigns—and Congress—pandering to the Corn Belt.

FCA is recalling Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram 1500 models with the EcoDiesel V-6 for an engine-stalling issue, fixed with a software update.

Until the Jeep Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid arrives, the Wrangler EcoDiesel is the high-mileage off-road leader. Is it eco enough?