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0EPA delays decision on E15 use in 2001-2006 model-year vehicles 1290517080
When the EPA approved the use of gasoline blended with 15 percent ethanol content (E15) for model year 2007 and newer vehicles in mid-October, critics immediately chimed in with a wave of concerns. Some argued that drivers would have a difficult time discerning which fuel to pump into their ... -
Report: EPA sued by food and farm groups over E15 fuel approval 1289667780
Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency approved the use of E15, a 15-percent ethanol and 85-percent gasoline blend, in vehicles from model year 2007 and newer. Now, nine food and farm groups, along with the American Petroleum Institute, are suing the EPA over this decision. According to ...
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EPA says E15 is ready for prime time... and your new-ish car 1287009540
A little number on your friendly local gas station pump might be about to change. Instead of 10 percent (E10), America's national gasoline supply can now contain a blend of fuel that contains up to 15 percent ethanol (E15) following an announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency today. ...
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Report: U.S. House Committee considers 20% reduction in ethanol subsidy 1280231880
Refiners and blenders pocket 45 cents for every gallon of ethanol blended with gasoline. The subsidy, courtesy of the U.S. government, helps the industry stay afloat amidst the dwindling demand for gasoline and increasing costs of ethanol production. It's been argued that, without the subsidy, ...
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EPA postpones decision on E15 ethanol blend 1277207880
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) governs the amount of ethanol usedd in gasoline. The current standard blend stands at ten percent (E10). With farmers wielding pitchforks in anger, the EPA agreed to consider raising the ethanol blend to 15 percent (E15), a move that would avoid hitting the ...
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All 2011 Buick Regals to be flex-fuel capable starting this fall 1272895140
2011 Buick Regal Turbo – Click above for high-res image galleryStarting this fall, all new 2011 Buick Regals will have flex-fuel capability. The first boatloads of Regals from Germany have begun rolling off the docks in New Jersey in the past week and are being sent out to dealers. The ... -
All Bentley Continental models going flex-fuel in June 1268488500
2010 Bentley Continental Supersports – Click above for high-res image galleryIt may not be the most interesting news you read all week, but we now have a date at which all Bentley Continentals will be able to gulp down whiskey with the best of 'em: June.( Well, not exactly whiskey, but ... -
D.C. Follies: Chevrolet HHR and Ford F-150 fueled by government waste debut in Washington 1264534020
Novozymes E85 vehicles – Click above for high-res image galleryGovernment waste takes on a whole new meaning today as a Chevrolet HHR and a flex-fuel Ford F-150 powered by ethanol roll into Washington D.C. for the Auto Show. Granted, a couple of E85-powered vehicles in our Nation's Capitol ... -
Cobb Tuning GT-R expects 600 HP at the wheels running on E85 with stock turbos 1263999600
Perhaps going green doesn't necessarily mean you can't have any fun. Evidence of this fact can once again be seen as the performance and tuning communities continue to look at ethanol for increased performance for a relatively low outlay of cash. Ethanol, which is an alcohol fuel commonly ...
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Feds punt on E15 waiver decision, want to test ethanol's effect on more cars 1259695740
There is some ethanol in almost all of the gasoline sold in the U.S. Usually, this amount is no more than 10 percent of the total and, if it's more than that, it jumps all the way to 85 percent and is sold as E85. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was supposed to come down on one side or ...
