Enjoy the low gas prices. They won’t last.
It should be a time of celebrations, party hats, and road trips: Gas prices are expected to be their lowest for the Fourth of July weekend in more than a decade. Read more →
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Air pollution is going to kill an awful lot of us if we don’t act
A new report published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) titled “The Economic Consequences of Air Pollution” states that air pollution could be responsible for between 6 to 9 million premature deaths by the year 2060.
Most popular reason to buy E85: It’s just cheaper
There are many virtues of high-octane E85 ethanol fuel: It’s American-made; reduces our consumption of oil; and results in lower levels of emissions that foul the air and harm the environment.
But based on our conversations with E85 customers, the biggest selling point is the price. Read more →
How natural gas can increase the sources of octane
Natural gas normally gets a great deal of attention as a feedstock for power generation: As the U.S. makes the gradual transition from coal, natural gas has taken center stage in the spotlight because it burns more cleanly than coal. Read more →
Propel’s Hi-Octane Society makes filling up cool again
We have an enduring nostalgia for gas stations. When the car culture took off in a major way following World War II, as suburbs sprouted up and 
newly paved interstates beckoned, “filling stations” — staffed by helpful, smiling, uniformed attendants — crystalized of this portrait of a wide-open America.
U.S. Navy leads the charge to break our oil dependence
Of the $1.3 billion the federal government spends fueling its hundreds of thousands vehicles each year, the vast majority — 78 percent — is spent on gasoline. But if the Navy has its way, it may not be that way for much longer.
I put ethanol in my old Camry. Guess what happened next
My 2000 Toyota Camry, amazing and durable as it is, does not fit the technical definition of a flex-fuel vehicle. I dusted off my owner’s manual, and nowhere in its 268 pages is ethanol mentioned. The only guidance is: “Your new vehicle must use only unleaded gasoline.”
Propel became a major E85 player by understanding its customers
Rob Elam sounds like the Billy Beane of the ethanol retail game. But instead of pioneering analytics in baseball for the “Moneyball” Oakland Athletics, he pores over data to keep giving Propel Fuels customers what they want.
What will ‘The Walking Dead’ survivors do when the gas runs out?
At Fuel Freedom, we know ethanol is a versatile fuel that can be made from a wide variety of plants. We also know that the denizens of Alexandria in “The Walking Dead” need a stockpile of fuel for whatever jalopy serves their needs. Boy, do we have the solution for them.
E85 can help California cut emissions now
We’ve seen firsthand who drives flex-fuel vehicles and fills them up with E85 ethanol in California: They’re soccer moms, financiers, electricians and students. They’re all races and ethnicities, and they represent the whole socioeconomic spectrum. Read more →
