article thumbnail

Lawrence, KS gas station first to offer E15 in the US

Green Car Congress

The first E15 (15 percent ethanol/85 percent gasoline) blend is now selling at the Zarco 66 station at 1500 E. In June, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave final approval for the sale and use of E15 ethanol blends in light duty vehicles made since 2001. per gallon in Midwestern states such as Kansas. Earlier post.)

Kansas 275
article thumbnail

HollyFrontier to build $350M renewable diesel unit at Artesia refinery; 125M gallons/year

Green Car Congress

HollyFrontier Corporation, an independent petroleum refiner and marketer that produces high value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other specialty products, plans to construct a new renewable diesel unit (RDU) at its Artesia, New Mexico refinery (Navajo Refinery).

Renewable 150
article thumbnail

E15 now available in North Dakota

Green Car Congress

E15 blended gasoline is now available in four of North Dakota’s larger cities. North Dakota is the ninth state to offer the fuel blend containing 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline. The others are Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

article thumbnail

Urban Air Initiative and partners petition EPA to correct ethanol emissions models

Green Car Congress

The Urban Air Initiative (UAI), the Energy Future Coalition and the states of Kansas and Nebraska have petitioned the US Environmental Protection Agency to correct what they call the agency’s flawed models that limit the use of higher blends of ethanol. For example: Octane ratings. AKI compared to the market average 88.3

EPA 150
article thumbnail

Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans

Charged EVs

This reporter recalls a presentation from the long-vanished British firm Modec, a startup making light delivery vans, which said even back in 2009 that fleet managers would see a lifetime payback on what were then very expensive BEV cargo vans. liter V6 gasoline engine, but the new EV is still quite pricey. inches respectively.

Ford 62
article thumbnail

Approval for E15 passes a milestone

Green Car Congress

The partial waivers allow fuel and fuel additive manufacturers to introduce gasoline-ethanol blends containing grater than 10% vol. ethanol (E15) for use in model year 2001 and newer light duty vehicles. and no more than 15% vol. Earlier post.). Renewable Fuels Association. Model E15 Misfueling Mitigation Plan.

EPA 225
article thumbnail

GM to introduce strong hybrid version of Malibu; combined fuel economy above 45 mpg; leverages Volt

Green Car Congress

The gasoline-powered engine will automatically come on at higher speeds and high loads when necessary to provide additional power. In 2011, GM announced the 2013 Malibu ECO, which featured GM’s mild hybrid eAssist light electrification technology ( earlier post ). An 80-cell, 1.5 —Jesse Ortega, Chevrolet Malibu chief engineer.