Stored gasoline breaks down over time. Regular gas lasts up to six months, while ethanol blends may deteriorate in just one ...

Folks have been experimenting with ethanol in modern combustion engines even when they weren't so modern. Nicolaus Otto, the inventor of the traditional four-cycle engine, used it to power one of his ...

Imagine for a moment that you're the quintessential hands-on hobbyist. You've noticed that your Pontiac hasn't run its best as of late and all indications point to its Rochester Quadrajet as the ...

Muldrew, of Vinton, is retired from management of a major oil company. Gasoline is on its way up to $4 a gallon because of the problems in the Middle East, the news media say. It's just another excuse ...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal that supporters hope will expand the volume of ethanol blended into gasoline in the fuel markets of eight Midwestern states. The EPA’s proposed ...

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed an omnibus appropriations bill aimed at addressing spiraling fuel costs by further expanding the availability of higher-ethanol fuel blends. The Lower ...

The idea prompted complaints that lawmakers were trying to trick consumers into buying the cheaper ethanol blend. Senate President Jack Kibbie of Emmetsburg says that's not the case. He says he ...

Federal incentives are steering automakers toward electric vehicles instead of flex fuel vehicles. A bipartisan effort in Congress aims to change that, boosting the market for ethanol-rich E85 fuel.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A proposal to remove ethanol labels from fuel pumps has run out of gas in the Legislature. The idea prompted complaints that lawmakers were trying to trick consumers into ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A proposal to remove ethanol labels from fuel pumps has run out of gas in the Legislature. The idea prompted complaints that lawmakers were trying to trick consumers into buying the ...