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A panel of heavy-duty truck maker representatives will discuss what they're doing to meet greenhouse gas/fuel economy regulations for 2014 and beyond, the current and future status of alternative fuels, hybrid/electric, and more at the Green Fleet Conference Oct. 2 in Phoenix.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expects the U.S. oil industry will meet the EPA's new standard that requires 2.78 percent of gasoline sold next year to be renewable fuel, such as ethanol, according to a Reuters report.
Read More →CHAPEL HILL, N.C. --- Energy researchers have developed a two-step chemical process that improves an established method of making cleaner-burning alternative fuel from coal and other carbon sources.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average price for diesel fuel fell 14.5 cents to $2.664 per gallon, the lowest price since March 5, 2007 and 78 cents lower than the price a year ago, the Energy Information Administration reported on Nov. 26.
Read More →ST. PAUL, Minn. ---- Proposed state legislation seeks to provide Minnesota State University $100,000 to study ethanol-based fuel use in hybrid vehicles and to explore ways to boost the cars' reliance on battery power for short trips, according to the Mankato Free Press.
Read More →GAITHERSBURG, MD --- Oil Price Information Service (OPIS), a leading supplier of retail fuel pricing information, has upgraded its gas shopping service on the iPhone to allow customers to search the closest and cheapest stations in a given area.
Read More →BLACK HILLS, S.D. --- O2Diesel Corp., which specializes in clean-burning ethanol diesel fuel blends, announced it has agreed to purchase 80% of ProEco Energy Company Inc., a company developing an ethanol production facility in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Read More →PHILADELPHIA --- With fuel averaging close to $3 a gallon nationwide, more American consumers declare themselves highly concerned about high gas prices (83 percent) than about terrorism (62 percent) or the economy as a whole (69 percent).
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. Department of Energy has selected a collaborative team comprised of CALSTART, General Motors, Pacific Ethanol, CleanFUEL USA, Community Environmental Council, and others to receive grant funding to jump-start a major new alternative-fuel network in California.
Read More →FORT WAYNE, Ind. --- The Central Indiana Clean Cities Alliance held a workshop this week to educate local fuel retailers about the infrastructure needed to sell E-85 --- a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline.
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