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E85 and Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFVs) We’ve retrofitted my 2002 Ford Focus to be able to use E85, 85% renewable ethanol. (Watch the video!)  You can also buy flex fuel vehicles (FFVs) or vehicles in Brazil that are designed to use high ethanol blends.  If you are in Brazil, you have two choices at the pump: either Gasoline C (E27) or hydrous ethanol (E100). All cars in Brazil can run on E27. FFVs, which compose 72 percent of the Brazilian fleet today (more than 30 million cars and motorcycles)...

by Megan Lampinen (Automotive World)  … Urban air quality concerns are growing as e-commerce booms. At the same time, corporate sustainability goals are starting to grab more headline space and emissions regulations are tightening. Electrification and fuel cell technologies have been flagged by many industry watchers as long-term solutions, but they come at a cost and take time to implement. Could a near-term option be found in the form of renewable diesel?  READ MORE

by Lauren Fletcher (WorkTruck) Renewable fuel sources are becoming more and more critical to organizations’ sustainability plans.  … “… Bio and renewable diesel blends are popular fuel types, as they can be adopted as drop-in fuels with no vehicle retrofitting or fueling infrastructure required,” said Christopher Lyon, director of Fleet Relations for NTEA – The Association for the Work Truck Industry. Trends in Alternative Fuels  The biodiesel and renewable diesel industry is on ...