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Why is there ethanol in gasoline?

Today, we take another look at ethanol for our weekly Greenlings post. You've probably noticed that many vehicles are labeled with a Flex Fuel badge from the manufacturer, indicating that the car or truck is capable of running safely on E85 – a blend of 85-percent ethanol and 15-percent gasoline. For this article, we're not talking about E85 or other mixtures with high concentrations of the alcohol fuel. Even regular-grade gas that you get from the fuel pump nearest you is very likely to have at least some amount of ethanol added, ... Read more →

Ethanol scam going on in Virginia? Xavier Navarro

The Virginia State Agriculture Department is investigating gas stations that might be selling people bad gas. In this case, "bad" means too much ethanol. While the maximum percentage of ethanol that ...

Shell station starts selling E10 in Ottawa using wheat straw ethanol Xavier Navarro

A Shell station near Ottawa, Canada is leading the way in offering cellulosic ethanol at the pump. While many companies, including some in Canada, are working on making the biofuel, not many have ...

EPA: let's talk about that E15 raise a little longer Sebastian Blanco

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is looking into what might happen to the environemnt if the maximum level of ethanol mixed into the national liquid fuel supply is increased from 10 percent ...

Ethanol will raise cost of food programs by $900 million Sebastian Blanco

A quick follow-up on the E15 warranty post from earlier today. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has found that increased ethanol use in 2007 and 2008 led to a rise in food prices of about ...

EPA's E15 proposal prompts warranty worries 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

A little search for recent stories on the fate of E15 (gasoline with 15 percent ethanol blended in) in the U.S. shows how the tide seems to be turning in favor of expansion of the biofuel here. The EPA is considering it, the Minnesota Ag Department says E20 is just fine for fuel pumps, the ...

EPA wants to hear your thoughts on E15 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a call today that asks for comments on what would happen if E15 became common in the national gasoline supply. In early March, Growth Energy and 54 ethanol manufacturers submitted an application for a waiver that would allow them to increase the blend ...

Ethanol coming to French gas stations, but resistance is loud 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

In April, France will start selling ethanol blended at a 10 percent ratio into unleaded gasoline (aka, E10). This is two years in advance of when the European mandatory biofuel blends come into effect. France might need the extra time, since it is not looking like it will be an easy transition. For ...

11 Midwest Ag secretaries ask Obama to raise ethanol blend to 15 or 20 percent 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Agriculture secretaries from eleven states sent a letter to President Obama today asking that the amount of ethanol blended into gasoline be raised to 15 or 20 percent. Currently, this amount is limited to, at most, 10 percent unless we're talking about E85 fuel. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture ...

What is cellulosic ethanol and how does it fit with green cars? 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

There is a lot of controversy surrounding biofuels. Various studies have shown that crop-based biofuels contribute to global warming more than they help prevent it, that ethanol is no better than gasoline, and that South East Asian rainforests are suffering for biofuels, to name just three. The ...

Efforts to increase ethanol concentrations in gasoline face UL hurdle 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

A decision made last month by Underwriters Laboratories could put a big speed bump in efforts by states like Minnesota and the USDA and EPA to increase concentrations of ethanol in gasoline beyond the current maximum of 10 percent. Many states and municipalities require UL listings for fuel pumps. ...

EPA ups America's Renewable Fuel Standard to 10.21 percent for 2009 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

In 2009, the U.S. will use at least 11.1 billion gallons of renewable fuel. This was the pronouncement of the EPA today regarding an increase in the Renewable Fuel Standard Increased from 7.76 percent (the 2008 number) to 10.21 percent, an increase of 2.45 percentage points or about 2 billion ...

Minnesota congressman wants to see E15 nationwide 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The chairman of the agriculture committee in the U.S. House of Representatives wants to mandate that the ethanol blends in gasoline be raised from the current 10 percent to 15 percent. Collin Peterson (D-MN) comes from a state that grows a lot of corn and produces a lot of ethanol. Minnesota ...

Would gas be 6-9 cents a gallon more expensive without ethanol? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Gas prices are noticeably high. Ethanol is not exactly the most loved liquid in the country (unless you're a farmer or a politician representing a farm state). How might you be able to leverage these negatives into a positive? How about making sure people know that all of this corn fuel is saving ...

Almost all Fords sold in Germany can run on E10 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Like other companies, Ford has released a note stating that all Ford cars in Germany can run on E10. This blend of 10 percent ethanol into 95 RON unleaded gasoline will be standard in all German pumps starting in January 2009. There is, however, one exception: any Ford Mondeo 1.8 SCis built between ...

E10's availability in Germany 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We have recently seen how German automakers (BMW, Volkswagen) have announced that their engines are E10-ready. In fact, most cars currently running on German roads can take the biofuel. This all started when Avia, one of Germany's largest gasoline distributors, announced that E10 was going to be ...

Why boaters hate ethanol 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo: Flickr/lemoncat1 -- Creative Commons 2.0 "BOATERS BEWARE" is how a Portland, Oregon's local news KGW NewsChannel 8 report begins. What's the big threat? E10, which is gasoline blended with just ten percent ethanol. It seems, the report says and AutoblogGreen readers will remember, that when ...

Iowa legislators to kill ethanol-pump-label law to increase ethanol sales 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

By law, if a pump in Iowa provides gas that contains ten percent ethanol (an amount that is safe for almost all cars), the pump must have a label stating that the fuel contains ethanol. This can turn off some buyers who might be worried about the alcohol's lower energy content, and that equals ...

Study: non-flex fuel cars get better fuel economy on ethanol 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There are many people that say you can get better mileage with ethanol and you can even use blends higher than E10 in non flex-fuel cars. While controversial and only proven in tests done by mechanics or culled from impressions from truckers, there are finally some government and university studies ...

Video: Toyota racing series the first to use cars powered by E85 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We told you February that Toyota's racing series would use ethanol in 2007 and now we have a video of the first race from TV3, where they describe it as a world's first in motor sport. Toyota currently does not sell a flex fuel vehicle in the US market but they may sell flex fuel vehicles in the ...

$700,000 study will test the feasibility of gas-ethanol blend pipeline 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The Association of Oil Pipe Lines along with the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration will study the effect of E10, E15 and E20 blends on corrosion and cracking of pipelines. The results of the $700,000 study is expected in 12 to 18 months and ...

Ethanol price fallout bringing gas prices down, down, down 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Citibank says that the current low ethanol prices are going to last another six months or so. Until prices do go up, according an article by Robert Pore in the Grand Island Independent, the price of gas at the pump should remain somewhat low, thanks to that 10 percent ethanol blend in most of the ...

Porsche cleans up 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Porsche announced yesterday morning that as early as this year, the automaker's engines will come into compliance with Europe's EU5 guidelines on CO2 emissions,which don't officially go into effect until 2009. More interestingly, they stated that it doesn't end there, as Porsche will be compliant ...

Gov. Pawlenty willing to fight Bush on ethanol blends 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The St. Paul Pioneer Express (through the Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Roundtable) we discover that there could be a political fight brewing between the governor of Minnesota, Tim Pawlenty, and President Bush. Bush recently criticized local governments for requiring different blends of biofuels ...

Worried about an accidental E85 fill-up? 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

There are a lot of considerations that go into greening your car. Some folks don’t mind the initial high cost of a hybrid or the work that goes into converting a diesel engine to run on SVO. Others see the rising cost of petroleum-based fuels and look to green technologies as a money saver. ...

Toyota to sell ethanol vehicles by 2008 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Thanks in part to the strong Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) market in Brazil, Toyota will begin selling FFVs in the United States by 2008, the Financial Times is reporting. While many of the 6 million FFVs on the American market can use up to E85, Toyota is worried about ethanol’s corrosive ...


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