In Texas, the oil and gas daily, Downstream Today, in an article about combating high oil prices, wrote: “The need, therefore, is for car makers to develop vehicles that can carry and use multiple fuels at the same time…These trends, summarized below, indicate that the auto industry can make flex fuel cars a reality. “Once […]
In Louisiana, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced loans and grants for agricultural producers and rural small businesses across the country to implement renewable energy and energy efficiency measures in their operations under REAP. The USDA is providing $1.95 million for 12 flexible fuel pump projects in eight states; Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North […]
In Washington, a new public education project to reach drivers of FlexFuel Vehicles (FFV) by working with state Motor Vehicle Administrations (MVA) was announced today that supporters say could dramatically increase sales of high-level ethanol blends. As a part of the national FFV Awareness Campaign, the “FlexFuel Vehicle/Motor Vehicle Administration” project will collaborate with MVAs in six states […]
In Michigan, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and the Association of Global Automakers say that they oppose the Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011, which would require that 95 percent of US light duty vehicles be flex-fuel enabled, by 2017. The manufactures note that the 8 million flex-fuel cars available in the US average less […]
VB Research released an interview with General Motors Biofuels Lead, Dr. Candace Wheeler. “In the United States we have about 125,000 fuelling stations and only 2,500 of those are E85 compatible,” said Wheeler. “So, 90% of the people who own a flexfuel vehicle don’t have a pump in their zip-code. 50% don’t have one in […]
In Brazil, Kia has introduced the Kia Soul Flex, which runs on up to 100 percent ethanol, and will target the car for the Brazilian market. The company said that the Soul Flex would begin shipping to Brazil in November, taking advantage of the 40 percent lower price of ethanol in the Brazilian market that […]
