2. Ethanol Production Surges to Highest Since Mid-December Ethanol output jumped to the highest level in more than three months last week while inventories again declined, according to the Energy Information Administration. Production of the biofuel surged to 975,000 barrels a day, on average, in the week that ended on April 2, the EIA said in a report. That’s up from 965,000 barrels a day the previous week and the highest output level since the seven days that ended on Dec. 18, the agency said. In the Midwest, by far the biggest producing region, ethanol production jumped to an average of 929,000 barrels a day last week from 917,000 barrels. That’s also the most since mid-December, government data show.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) The president and auto industry maintain the nation is on the cusp of a gigantic shift to electric vehicles and away from liquid-fueled cars, but biofuels producers and some of their supporters in Congress aren t buying it. They argue that now is the time to increase sales of ethanol and biodiesel, not abandon them.
To help address climate change, President Joe Biden has proposed an infrastructure plan that includes billions of dollars to pay for 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations, electrify public vehicles and enhance the nation s power grid. These moves follow initiatives in California and other states to mandate electric vehicle sales and a goal by General Motors to shift production fully to electric vehicles by 2035.
(RFD TV) The Biden administration is pushing for electric over ethanol-powered vehicles, but both face several challenges. Some of those seem to conflict with each other.
Biofuel groups say that it will take several decades for electric vehicles to become the norm, especially since they are dependent on a vast network of recharging stations.
The Renewable Fuels Association says that ethanol and electric vehicles do not necessarily have to compete against each other.
“Imagine a vehicle that combines plug-in hybrid technology with flex-fuel technology. So, we have a vehicle that can run on both of those platforms– electric and liquid fuel. It extends the range, so we don’t have that range issue for the consumer, and when they go to liquid fuel, they have the opportunity to use E85,” RFA’s Troy Bredenkamp states.
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April 8, 2021
General Motors will build an electric version of the Silverado at Factory ZERO in Detroit and Hamtramck.
The Silverado EV will sit on GM’s Ultium battery platform and will offer customers a GM-estimated range of more than 400 miles on a full charge, the automaker said Tuesday.
Both retail and fleet versions will come in a variety of options and GM said it expects there will be high demand for the pickups. GM did not provide a start of production date for the Silverado EV.
GM also is building the GMC Hummer EV pickup and Hummer EV SUV at Factory ZERO.