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Biodiesel myths and facts, simplified

It's not an easy time to be a biofuel promoter. Plug-ins are getting all of the automaker and government support, and lingering questions about biofuel's impact on the environment and food prices can have people shying away. When it comes to biodiesel, dealing with different levels of the plant-based fuel in the petroleum and questions about OEM warranty issues can impact a person's or fleet's decision whether or not to use B5 or B20 or B99 or stick with straight petroleum. If you're looking for a few simple answers to these questions, ... Read more →

GM will have first factory-certified B20 diesels vehicles next spring Sam Abuelsamid

One of several interesting little surprises to come out of this week's GM product technology showcase was the upgraded 6.6-liter Duramax V8. Unfortunately, the 4.5-liter diesel developed for the ...

Biofuels index could give four stars to your favorite bio-based fuel Sebastian Blanco

Whether it's an ASTM-like or sustainability standard, there are a lot of ideas floating around to make biofuels like biodiesel and ethanol (and also upcoming fuels like biobutanol) more acceptable. ...

Daryl Hannah, Willie Nelson pushing for biodiesel standard Sebastian Blanco

We know Daryl Hannah and Willie Nelson are big into biodiesel. In Singapore recently, the Sustainable Biofuels Alliance (set up by the two celebs and biodiesel producers Bob and Kelly King) got its ...

Clean Heavy Duty Vehicle Conference: Tackling issues of biodiesel, NOx Mike Magda

The Clean Heavy Duty Vehicle Conference wrapped up yesterday near Universal Studios in Los Angeles. A few hundred attendees heard industry experts from manufacturing, government, suppliers and ...

New Blue Sun biodiesel fuel said to exceed industry manufacturing standards 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The biodiesel industry is rather fractured, and one company is challenging the loose standards it sees by promoting a new fuel. Blue Sun Biodiesel says more than 60 percent of the biodiesel fuel produced in the U.S. does not meet ASTM standards. The company says its new fuel, called Blue Sun Fusion, ...

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