07.14.2009 3:02 pm

Low gas prices hurt sales of high-ethanol E85 fuel

BY STEVE KARNOWSKI
The Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — Lower gasoline prices, while a boon for drivers, were a gut punch for ethanol producers and promoters of the high-ethanol blend known as E85.

In Minnesota, the nation’s leader in E85 pumps, sales fell off…

Tags: biofuels, ethanol, fuel efficiency

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08.28.2008 2:12 pm

Chrysler VP: Gov’t loan program to automakers ‘not a blank check’

By Angela Tablac

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

At both the Democratic National Convention and next week’s Republican gathering, Chrysler LLC officials will be lobbying legislators for billions of dollars in low-interest government loans, according to a post today on the automaker’s blog for the media.

John Bozzella, Chrysler’s vice…

Tags: automakers, Chrysler, Democratic National Convention, fuel efficiency, Republican National Convention

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