A recent article by Red Herring reporter Justin Moresco called the need for ethanol distribution and retail infrastructure “Ethanol’s Unsexy Dilemma.” Moresco quotes Karl Doenges of CleanFuel USA, Michelle Kautz with the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition (NEVC), Robert White of the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) and Matt Hartwig with the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), among others, about the …
E85 Pump Openings Grow Slower
The number of E85 stations nationwide only grew by 35 percent last year, compared to 118 percent the previous year. Still, an increase of more than a third is pretty decent growth and the total number of stations as of the end of 2007 was 1420, according to the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition. That number has already increased this year …
Grant for E85 Outreach
The Clean Fuels Development Coalition, the Clean Fuels Foundation, and the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition have teamed with the Nebraska Ethanol Board and received a grant from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development and the Nebraska Rural Development Commission that was announced here today. CFDC and NEVC will work with ethanol producers and E85 distributors and marketers to conduct a …
Educating NC about FFVs
The National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition, along with General Motors, CleanFUEL Distribution and Clean Fuel Advanced Technology, traveled the state of North Carolina this month in an effort to educate retailers and marketers regarding the potential of E85 and flexible fuel vehicles. “The event allowed North Carolina gasoline marketers the chance to learn more about E85 and the use of alternative …
2008 FFVs Announced
The National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition (NEVC) reports that 31 new models of motor vehicles will be offered with an E85 capable engine in 2008. Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Nissan and Mercedes Benz will all offer flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs) in the coming year. NEVC Executive Director Phil Lampert says these include some of the most popular vehicle models. “From a …
Cellulosic Ethanol Summit
The second annual Cellulosic Ethanol Summit in October will be a veritable “who’s who” in the rapidly accelerating industry of cellulosic ethanol. The keynote address will be given by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns. Among those on the multi-faceted program are Ross MacLachlan of Lignol Energy Corp. Doug Berven of POET, Jeff Passmore from IOGEN, Gerson Santos-Leon of Abengoa, Craig Evans …
E85 Amendment Passes Committee
A congressional committee has added an amendment to the Energy Bill that would require U.S. Government gas pumps to offer E85 ethanol. This release from the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition says Michigan Democrat Representative Bart Stupak’s measure would direct federal agencies to install pumps for renewable fuels like E85 at their fleet fueling centers: “I was pleased the Committee accepted …
Ethanol Making OPEC Re-think Business
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries… better known as OPEC… is starting to feel the heat of the increased use of biofuels. And the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition is asking you help keep them on the ropes. In a release sent to Domestic Fuel, the NEVC outlined what OPEC is saying and how the NEVC wants you to get …
New York Opens E85 Station
Flex-fuel vehicle drivers in the Empire State now have at least one place to fill up with 85 percent ethanol. The National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition (NEVC) reports that Campus Mobil, located near the State University of New York Albany campus, held a grand opening for the first public E85 pump this week. KNC Holdings, the company which operates Campus Mobil, …
1200 and Counting
The number of E85 refueling locations across the United States has now topped 1,200. According to the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition the Renew E85, LLC station in Maryville, Wisconsin became the 1,200th station to offer E85. Jay Stoflet of Renew E85, LLC said, “It’s great to reach a milestone like this, but we know there is still a long way …