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Some politicians want to mandate 100% flex fuel capability

A bipartisan group of senators has drafted a new energy bill that includes a mandate that all vehicles sold in the United States would have to be flex-fuel capable by 2020. During the GM BioFuels summit last Friday in Detroit, one of the subjects that came up was the use of flex-fuel vs. dedicated ethanol vehicles. When Brazil first started moving to ethanol in the 1970s, manufacturers built cars that only ran on ethanol. Due some volatility in fuel prices these proved to be unpopular. It was only when everyone started to make flex-fuel ... Read more →

Porsche cleans up Alex Nunez

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 ...

New U.S. alternative fuel directory to feature over 2,200 refuelling locations Dane Muldoon

A directory featuring E85 Ethanol Fuel and Biodiesel Fuel retail stations across the U.S. has been published for the first time by USA Energy Independence Publications. The guide is designed to help ...

Ford loves ethanol Dane Muldoon

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res images of the Ford E85 Escape Hybrids. Ford unveiled the Escape Hybrid E85 flex-fuel SUV last month at the DC Auto Show. The 85 percent ethanol-capable ...

Toyota to sell ethanol vehicles by 2008 Sebastian Blanco

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 ...

E85 Car Buyer's Guide 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

If you’re looking forward, and I mean really forward, to a time when ethanol is available at the corner gas station and everyone knows the difference between E85 and E100, then the NEVC has the PDF for you. The NEVC’s 2006 buyers guide gives the low-down on which new cars (and older ...

Quick green fuel dictionary 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

If you’re new to the whole biofuel world, there may be a lot of terminology that you’re reading but not understanding. To that end, here’s a glossary of words we’ll be using regularly on AutoblogGreen, and what we mean when we use them. Stick around, and you’ll know ...


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