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Bad news for drivers - more automakers approve E15 use
This week, Ford and GM announced that they have approved the use of gasoline blends containing up to 15% ethanol for use in their later model cars...
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States Backtracking on Ethanol Gas Requirements
As mentioned in our previous blog on different rules for ethanol among different states, there are a number of states that have had to change their...
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Gunky gas shuts down northern drivers: Indiana Gas Recall
On top of the pipeline problems that caused gas prices to spike 25 cents in a month back in August, drivers in Northwest Indiana and the Chicago...
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Packing It Up: Part II - Winterizing Inboard Boat Motors
Now that Labor Day has passed, boating season is coming to an end while cold weather looms on the horizon. The engine is the most expensive part of...
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Where can I find ethanol free gas? What state are you in?
We're used to some things being the same all across our fruited plain. We want the same McDonald's hamburgers in Idaho as in Tennessee. We're so used...
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Talking About Scrapping The Ethanol Gas Mandate (For Now)
The national drought has wrecked corn harvests and catalyzed a political fight between three parties that each have a huge stake in the ethanol...
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Refinery Fire & High Ethanol Prices = High Ethanol Gas Prices
Why are gas prices so high recently? We had a nice run through most of the summer where gas prices didn't jump as much as usual. We even wrote a blog...
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The Best Ethanol Fuel Additive? Depends on who you ask
How many fuel additives are out there? Too many to count, but there must be thousands. The fuel additive industry itself has a bad reputation; "snake...
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Motorcycle Manufacturer Gets Sued Because of Ethanol Gas
This one flew under the radar for a while. Back in 2010, Ducati North America became the subject of a class-action lawsuit because of problems with...
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"Cellulosic Ethanol Fuel": Ethanol Production Mandate Can't Be Met
Cellulosic ethanol fuel - In the eyes of the EPA, all ethanol is not created equal. Congress issues rules demanding certain amounts of ethanol made...