US Ethanol Production Falls to Lowest Point for More than Two Years
24 Oct 2012, 09:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The production of ethanol in the US has reached its lowest point for the last 27 months, mainly due to the shutdown of several plants, including the one at Abengoa, in Madison, Wisconsin, which prod...
Corn. Eat It or Burn It?
28 Feb 2011, 05:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / We have to admit, the following statement made by US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack last week caught us a bit off guard. According to the federal official, the supply of corn in the US is big eno...
House Blocks E15
23 Feb 2011, 05:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The eagerly anticipated (by the Environmental Protection Agency) introduction of E15 fuel at pumps across the US hit a road block this week, after the US House of Representatives pulled the ace from...
National Corn Growers Association Teams Up with NASCAR
5 Feb 2011, 08:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The automotive industry is making more and more efforts to reduce the impact its vehicles have on the environment, with this trend also including the motorsport world. One example that perfectly ill...
E15 Battle Moves to Court
21 Dec 2010, 13:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The plans the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has to set the basis for the adoption of E15 fuel across the US are currently being blocked by a group of engine makers who try to put an end to t...
Dagger GT Project Making Progress
8 Dec 2010, 17:05 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The world of supercars is full of black holes- project that promise to take you to the moon but never manage to see the light of day. Back in July, when the Dagger GT hypercar was announced, this se...
GM Holden Joins Caltex to Make Ethanol
8 Dec 2010, 16:10 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Flex Ethanol Australia, a company created by GM Holden and Caltex, will be looking to expand its operations and, if everything goes as planned, it will build its first plant in Melbourne by 2013. ...
Scania Ethanol Buses to Be Used in Sao Paulo
27 Nov 2010, 14:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Brazilian city of Sao Paulo is getting ready to welcome the first fleet of Scania ethanol buses to be used in public transport, after the city's mayor, Gilberto Kassab, announced the introd...
Volkswagen Bus Becomes Mental Breakdown Dragster
24 Nov 2010, 13:30 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / A few days ago, we reported that VW will bring a new incarnation of the famous Bus to the world, with the company currently evaluating different options for the project. Today, we decided to offe...
E15 Decision Delayed by the EPA
21 Nov 2010, 12:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The proposed regulation to allow the increase of ethanol content in gasoline from 10 to 15 percent is still causing problems for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In June this year, the age...
Sunoco E15 Fuel to Supply NASCAR from 2011
18 Oct 2010, 07:01 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / NASCAR has taken yet another step towards a greener series, after confirming that it will use Sunoco Green E15 fuel starting from next season. And it won't happen only for the premier Sprint Cu...
Growth Energy to Sponsor NASCAR
5 Oct 2010, 10:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The inclusion of America's favorite racing series in the world of organizations and agencies embracing the brave, new, greener world we're all hoping for will soon get a jolt, as the NASCA...
Holden Commodore VE Series II Facelift Brings E85 Capability
31 Aug 2010, 08:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Holden is making efforts to increase the efficiency of its vehicles, with the automotive producer introducing a refresh for the Commodore that also includes the addition of the flex-fuel capability...
Cars Could Run on Whisky Based Biofuel
18 Aug 2010, 14:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Scottish scientists at Edinburgh Napier University have developed a new whisky biofuel that can power cars, based on a formula that makes use of waste by-products left over from whisky production. T...
Ethanol-Powered Nissan GTR 900 HP by Switzer
23 Jun 2010, 07:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The tuners at Switzer Performance managed to turn a lot of heads when revealing their latest project: a Nissan GTR that runs on E85 and develops no less than 900 horsepower. Dubbed the E900 for &ldq...
EPA Postpones E15 Decision
21 Jun 2010, 07:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After the initial deadline, December 2009, passed without any ruling from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about allowing the increase of ethanol content in gasoline from 10 to 15 percent, ...
GM to Offer Flex-Fuel on 50 Percent of Its Cars by 2012
5 May 2010, 14:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It seems like today it's raining flex-fuel pledges in the U.S., as GM and Ford both issued press releases related to this topic. GM says that it is a leader in the production of flex-fuel ve...
Ford to Double FlexFuel Vehicle Production by Late 2010
5 May 2010, 13:43 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / During the 2010 BIO International Convention held in Chicago today, Ford announced it wants to deliver on its 2006 pledge to double the number of 2010 model year flexible-fuel vehicles produced in t...
Victoria State to Spearhead Green Fuel Research
22 Mar 2010, 15:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A consortium led by GM's Australian division Holden and comprising Caltex Australia, Veolia, Mitsui, Coskata and the Victorian State Government announced today it will begin investigating the s...
Brazil Reaches 10 Million Flex-Fuel Vehicles Sold
7 Mar 2010, 10:44 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / It seems Brazil really desires to go “green”, as the country’s National Association of Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea) recently announced that the country’s tenth million Fle...