Sentences with phrase «ethanol blend in»

Several US states, such as California, have laws requiring a 20 % -30 % ethanol blend in gasoline, which also helps reduce emissions of ultrafine particulate matter.

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Then I noticed the Sunoco fuel used by NASCAR teams is an E-15 blend... and long story short, in my effort to become more socially responsible, I have become an ethanol proponent.

We're hoping to make E-15 the standard, and in the meantime we're working with innovative retailers to offer a new choice of fuel that has a 15 % blend of ethanol.»

«For the first time, the U.S. ethanol industry will have the opportunity to compete for a portion of Japan's fuel blending market,» Emily Skor, head of Washington - based ethanol group Growth Energy, said in a statement.

Hemp can also have applications in biofuels as it can efficiently produce ethanol, biodiesel, and other biofuel blends.

Pruitt said he would support the U.S. renewable fuels standard, which requires biofuels like ethanol to be blended in gasoline, but said the program needed some tweaks.

Congress in 2007 required that refiners blend 36 billion gallons of ethanol into fuel supply by 2022.

But experts at a major scientific meeting today described how ethanol blends used as fuel in the race cars of the Indianapolis 500 actually make those emissions cleaner than cars on the street.

Vertimass LLC, a California - based start - up company, has licensed an Oak Ridge National Laboratory technology that directly converts ethanol into a hydrocarbon blend - stock for use in transportation fuels.

In a few areas, primarily the Midwest, a blend that is 85 percent ethanol (E85) is also sold for use in vehicles that have so - called flex - fuel engineIn a few areas, primarily the Midwest, a blend that is 85 percent ethanol (E85) is also sold for use in vehicles that have so - called flex - fuel enginein vehicles that have so - called flex - fuel engines.

However, more than 10 billion gallons of ethanol will be transported and blended in 2009, and the earlier limitations in ethanol distribution and blending are no longer the major factor in the growth of the industry.

The price of pure ethanol at the pump is so high that in most states it is cheaper to fill up flexible - fuel cars with petrol blends that contain about 20 % ethanol.

This is an unfortunate scenario where ethanol in your gasoline blend absorbs too much water from the atmosphere and separates into two layers.

Unless you're lucky enough to have a place near you that doesn't sell ethanol - blended gas, in that case start filling up there (although you will still probably need to rebuild the carb).

Stabil is not recommended in ethanol blended fuels as it causes a chemical reaction corroding brass in carburetors and speeds up the process at which ethanol mix gas breaks down fuel lines in vehicles made 2006 or older.

Marvel Ultimate should be added to fuel or used in the crankcase in oil; specially formulated even for use in synthetic oil and with most advanced fuels including top tier, ethanol blends, and biodiesels.

Furthermore, the Brazilian subsidiary began producing flex - fuel versions for the Civic and the Fit models, capable of running on any blend of gasoline (E20 to E25 blend in Brazil) and ethanol up to E100.

As part of the series» «green racing» initiative, the most successful team in ALMS history is using a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline in the demanding arena of endurance road racing.

A 5.7 L «iForce» V8 making 381 horsepower and 401 lb - ft of torque is available on all models, and in some regions, the engine can be optioned to run on E85 ethanol / gasoline blend.

In addition, Chevy cites numbers of 380 horsepower and 416 pound - feet of torque when running on E85, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline.

FlexFuel can be advantageous in parts of the country where higher - percentage ethanol fuel blends are offered, as GM FlexFuel engines have been engineered to produce more horsepower while running high - octane blends.

Determined to keep the F - 150 America's best selling pickup, Ford continues to offer a dizzying array of configurations (a total of 60 in all) as well as a new 5.4 - liter V8 Flex Fuel engine that can run on E85, a blend of 85 - percent ethanol and 15 - percent gasoline.

In some regions, the engine can be optioned to run on E85 ethanol / gasoline blend.

A team at the University of Birmingham reports that a blend of 33 % v / v of butanol in EN228 commercial gasoline containing 5 % of ethanol (B33) reduces GDI (gasoline direct injection) engine - out carbonaceous emissions, while maintaining similar levels of NOx emissions when compared to standard gasoline combustion at low and medium... Read more →

3) Using regular unleaded gas (compared with the cheaper ethanol blend sold in the Midwest) results in significantly higher gas mileage.

Flex Fuel (also known as E85) is a gasoline - ethanol blend containing anywhere from 51 to 83 % ethanol, and can only be used in Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFVs).

By federal and state regulation, nearly all gasoline sold by retailers in the US has up to 10 % ethanol blended into it to comply with the US Renewable Fuel Standards as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act.

That flies in the face of the serious market distortions now manifesting in the «blend wall» at 10 % ethanol content in gasoline.

In addition to the transportation and volatility issues, ethanol will add yet more blends of gasoline to the retail market.

In a report released last month, the GAO underscored the evaporative problems posed by ethanol, saying that compensating for ethanol forces refiners to remove certain liquids from their gasoline: «Removing these components and reprocessing them or diverting them to other products increases the cost of making ethanol - blended gasoline.»

Mid-range gasoline - ethanol blends (greater than 10 percent and less than 85 percent ethanol) should only be used in vehicles approved for their use by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The American Lung Association believes that air quality and public health may be harmed by the increased use of mid-range blends of ethanol in vehicles and engines that are not designed to use such fuels.

The fourth point is that manufacturers didn't design most cars to run with these ethanol blends and have timorously (in the face of government power) suggested that there might be problems with the long - term functioning of their engines under these blends.

• Since 2007, the RFS, which requires fuel retailers to blend corn ethanol into the gasoline they sell, has saddled American motorists with more than $ 10 billion per year in extra fuel costs above what they would have paid if they had purchased gasoline alone.

E85 can only be used in flex fuel vehicles (FFVs) which are specifically designed to run on this fuel or any gasoline or ethanol blend ranging from E0 to E85.

E85 can also provide important reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as compared to petroleum - derived gasoline or lower volume ethanol blends.

Refiners usually blend ethanol with gasoline to help boost its octane rating — most gasoline in the U.S. contains up to 10 % ethanol.

E85 is a blend of gasoline and denatured ethanol containing up to 85 percent ethanol and is the highest ethanol fuel blend available in the market.

The Iowa State study estimates that extending the VEETC would induce additional blending of 680 million gallons of ethanol, costing taxpayers almost $ 7.00 per extra gallon in 2011.

They dropped their own blend of ethanol in gasoline from 25 % to 20 %.

``... we have determined that e15 blends of ethanol would cause considerable damage to the 7.5 million outboard engines in use in this country today.

Extensive testing by the automotive and oil industries shows higher ethanol blends may result in damaged engines and fuel systems for owners of the overwhelming majority of cars.

The EPA rushed through approval in allowing a blended fuel with up to 15 percent ethanol (E15) without adequate testing.

If the ethanol mandate in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) required more, then you're running into the ethanol «blend wall» — that is, to satisfy the RFS, refiners would have to blend fuel with higher ethanol content than millions of vehicles are designed to use.

Because ethanol has one - third less energy than gasoline and does not make up the difference in price, the higher the ethanol blend, the more money you spend on each mile driven.

The Trump decision to permit year - round 15 - per - cent blends may be a shell game of another kind, since it's expected to be coupled with a transfer of ethanol subsidies from U.S. domestic consumption to exports, a move that could decimate ethanol use in the U.S..

NASCAR racing team owner Richard Childress has an op - ed in the Charlotte Observer this week in which he renders a full - throttle endorsement of E15 gasoline and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), the federal program that requires more and more ethanol be blended into the nation's fuel supply.

Absent subsidies, the domestic ethanol industry would be much smaller, and would likely be blended in small amounts with gasoline.

Renergie looks forward to working closely with the Obama - Biden administration to: (a) reduce U.S. dependency on imported oil; (b) repeal the ethanol import tariff; (c) maximize the environmental benefits of ethanol - blended transportation fuels; and (d) create jobs in rural areas of the United States by growing ethanol demand, specifically hydrous ethanol demand, beyond the 10 % blend market.

Most car manufacturers now permit the use of ethanol blends of 10 % or less in all gas - powered vehicles.