Flex-Fuel Vehicles – Brazilian Success Story
Cellulosic Biofuel from Poet Energy by 2012
Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicles predicted at 2.8 Million by 2020
Prius Hybrid Named Most Fuel Efficient Vehicle Again
Siemens Develops Electric Car Charging Stations
Study compares Costs and Benefits of Fuel Economy Technologies
Tobacco Enzymes can turn Non-Edible Food Waste into Biofuel
Minarc Develops Environmentally Friendly Recycled Rubber Sinks
Will Electric Cars Compromise the Power Grid?
Hemp Could Be the Perfect Source for Biodiesel
U.S. Gas Consumption sets New Record in March
Canadian Renewable Fuels Reduce GHGs by Average of 81%, Study Finds
Rebates on Zero-Emission Vehicles in California start today
Whisky Biofuel May Soon Be Available At Scotland Pumps
UK Program to Reward Green Vehicle Purchases with up to £5,000
EPA Sued over E15
Groups claim E15 has not been proven safe
Nine food and farm groups, along with the American Petroleum Institute, are suing the Environmental Protection Agency over its decision to approve the use of E15, a mixture of gasoline and ethanol, in cars made in 2007 or later. E15 was approved for use before safety testing was completed, and as a result the groups claim that the EPA's decision violates the Clean Air Act and puts consumers at risk.
The maximum amount of ethanol allowed in gasoline was 10% until last month when the EPA approved E15, allowing a fuel composition of 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline. Advocates of E15 point out that using more ethanol and less gasoline to fuel vehicles reduces the amount of foreign oil that the U.S. must import and helps keep jobs from being shipped overseas. The fuel's detractors, however, feel that it has not been sufficiently tested. In addition to the food and farm groups suing the EPA, some motorcycle, car, and off-road vehicle manufacturers worry that ethanol may damage parts used in older fuel systems and engines.
In response to these concerns, EPA Press Secretary Betsaida Alcantara cited testing done on 19 car models that showed that E15 is safe. She says that the agency is confident that it can overcome any legal challenges. Results from Department of Energy testing on the impact of E15 in cars made between 2001 and 2006 are expected later this month, and the agency will make a decision regarding the use of E15 in older vehicles at that time.
Recommended for Further Reading:
- Flex-Fuel Vehicles – Brazilian Success Story
- Cellulosic Biofuel from Poet Energy by 2012
- Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicles predicted at 2.8 Million by 2020
- Prius Hybrid Named Most Fuel Efficient Vehicle Again
- Siemens Develops Electric Car Charging Stations
- Study compares Costs and Benefits of Fuel Economy Technologies
- Tobacco Enzymes can turn Non-Edible Food Waste into Biofuel
- Minarc Develops Environmentally Friendly Recycled Rubber Sinks
- Will Electric Cars Compromise the Power Grid?
- Hemp Could Be the Perfect Source for Biodiesel
- U.S. Gas Consumption sets New Record in March
- Canadian Renewable Fuels Reduce GHGs by Average of 81%, Study Finds
- Rebates on Zero-Emission Vehicles in California start today
- Whisky Biofuel May Soon Be Available At Scotland Pumps
- UK Program to Reward Green Vehicle Purchases with up to £5,000
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