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Ethanol production in Germany fell 12.88% last year from 2018; market share of E10 up 1 percentage point

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The German Bioethanol Industry Association (BDBe) has published the 2019 market data for the production and consumption of certified sustainable bioethanol. Sales of bioethanol were roughly on par with the previous year, with the market share of Super E10 rising by almost one percentage point to 13.7%. less than in the previous year.

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34 states produced a total of 1.9 billion gallons of biodiesel in 2018

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billion gallons of biodiesel was produced in the United States in 2018 with production in 34 states, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Note: Montana produced less than 0.005 million gallons in 2018. A total of 1.9

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More than 1M plug-in vehicles sold in China in 2018; 8.1% of LDV market

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The combined total of light-duty all-electric vehicles (EV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) sold in China in 2018 was more than 1 million, or 8.1% of the light-duty vehicle market there, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). Sales of New Electric & Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles by Country/Region, 2015-2018.

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US EIA: Iowa produced more than one-quarter of all US-produced fuel ethanol in 2018

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In 2018, Iowa produced 4.21 In all, twenty-five states produced fuel ethanol in 2018. Source: US Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System (SEDS): 1960-2018, June 2020. Fuel ethanol is used as an oxygenate in gasoline and to produce E-85 fuel.

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Tesla launches Model 3 price cuts in other markets following the U.S.

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Tesla has reduced the prices of its vehicles in multiple key markets around the world, after the automaker cut prices in the U.S. reductions with additional price cuts in its key markets of China and Germany, where it has additional Gigafactory locations. The post Tesla launches Model 3 price cuts in other markets following the U.S.

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DOE: US plug-in vehicles consumed nearly 3 TWh of electricity in 2018

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terawatt-hours in 2018, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). In 2018, EV accounted for 61% of all PEV electricity consumption while PHEV accounted for the remaining 39%. In 2018, EV accounted for 61% of all PEV electricity consumption while PHEV accounted for the remaining 39%. terawatt-hours in 2016 to 2.85

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IEA: key oil trends 2018

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in 2018 compared to 2017, reaching a record total monthly production of over 100 million tons at the beginning of the year and remaining above this for almost all of 2018, according to the IEA. Production from the United States rose to a record high in the third quarter of 2018, and increased by 17.1%

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