The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently awarded $199 million to fund 25 projects focused on developing zero-emission vehicles, as well as the infrastructure to power them. The announcement,…
News Categorized: National
Ford’s new custom electric pickup truck is a blast from the past
Ford Motor unveiled Tuesday a custom truck that combines its past with its future electrification plans, including its highly anticipated F-150 Lightning pickup in 2022. The “all-electric…
Top Automakers Are Investing in Fuel Cells. Should You, Too?
Hydrogen fuel cells have long been considered a promising energy storage alternative. However, they have seen limited adoption so far; but that may change in…
DOE Announces Nearly $200 Million to Reduce Emissions From Cars and Trucks
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vice President Kamala Harris will join U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm in New York today to announce the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $199 million to fund 25…
Biodiesel is booming. It may help the climate, but there’s a big environmental risk
Ed Cinco of Youngstown, Ohio, has a problem. He’s the director of purchasing for Schwebel’s Baking Company and he can’t get enough soybean oil, a key ingredient…
Tesla’s value tops $1 trillion after Hertz ordered 100,000 of its vehicles
Rental car company Hertz has ordered 100,000 Teslas as part of an ambitious plan to electrify its fleet. A first tranche of Tesla’s Model 3…
BMW starts production of the i4 electric car
BMW announced that it has started series production of the BMW i4 electric car today at its Munich factory. Milan Nedeljković, BMW AG board member…
Ethanol Output Is Back to Pre-Covid Level in U.S.
Bumper corn harvests and more Americans filling up gasoline tanks pushed U.S. ethanol production to the highest since pandemic lockdowns brought the industry to a…
ISA encourages biodiesel use to fuel producers’ bottom line
The Illinois Soybean Association’s District 10 Director and board Secretary Elliott Uphoff is in the thick of the harvest season and is proving that biodiesel…
Gevo and Axens Ink Alliance for Ethanol-to-Jet Technology and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Commercial Project Development
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) and Axens North America, Inc. (Axens) have entered into an agreement that establishes…