RFA’s Geoff Cooper at the 2023 FEW (BBI Photos)
On the Expo floor, RFA will showcase the importance of flex fuel vehicles, with a new 2025 Chevrolet Trax FFV on display and a thank-you letter to General Motors that attendees can sign. GM is currently the only automaker producing flex fuel vehicles for the U.S. market. With the theme “Hats Off to GM,” all signers will receive a free RFA ballcap. Flex fuel vehicles are made to run on both regular gasoline and flex fuels containing up to 85 percent ethanol (E85). E85 flex fuels are available now at more than 6,100 locations nationwide.
“The International Fuel Ethanol Workshop and Expo is always an important opportunity for the industry to connect and learn,” said Cooper. “With the return of new FFVs to the market this year, we thought this would also be a great time for the industry’s grass roots to continue pushing automakers toward expanding FFV production.”
Cooper talks about what RFA will be doing at FEW this year in the latest Ethanol Report podcast.
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RFA speakers this year include Justin Schultz, RFA’s EH&S Director, on an 8:30 a.m. Monday panel on workplace safety hazards; and Robert White, Senior Vice President for Industry Relations & Market Development, presenting at 4 p.m. Monday, on opportunities for ethanol beyond the fuel tank (at the Ethanol 101 Summit). After Cooper’s 9 a.m. keynote on Tuesday, Troy Bredenkamp, RFA Senior Vice President for Government and Public Affairs, will be part of a roundtable discussion of top association executives. Finally, during the Carbon Capture & Storage Summit at 1 p.m. Tuesday, RFA Vice President for Strategy and Innovation Tad Hepner will moderate a panel on utilizing waste CO2. In addition, RFA will host special events for its members and those active in the Young Professionals Network and Veterans for Renewable Fuels.
Visit RFA at Booth 901 in the FEW Expo, right inside and to the left of the Expo’s main entrance.