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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

GM makes the case for testing E15 ethanol blend Sebastian Blanco

Ethanol coming to French gas stations, but resistance is loud Xavier Navarro

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 ...

11 Midwest Ag secretaries ask Obama to raise ethanol blend to 15 or 20 percent Sebastian Blanco

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 ...

Why is there ethanol in gasoline? 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Ethanol scam going on in Virginia? 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

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 can be blended with unleaded fuel in that state is 10 percent, some people claim that some stations ...

GM makes the case for testing E15 ethanol blend 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

GM has long been a proponent of using high-level ethanol blend, E85, in motor vehicles. But, with all of the talk of putting E15 or E20 (gasoline with 15 or 20 percent ethanol blended in) into the national supply - see these earlier posts about the EPA, the Minnesota Ag Department, the Secretary of ...

Ethanol coming to French gas stations, but resistance is loud 9 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 9 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 ...

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