DrivingEthanol News Release

Consumers Save $142 A Year On Coasts, $241 In Midwest, As Ethanol Production Extends U.S. Fuel Supply and Holds Down Gas Prices

DrivingEthanol.org website — Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 -05

OMAHA, NE (May 8, 2008) — With gas prices in some cities nearing $4 a gallon, new research has confirmed that ethanol is saving U.S. drivers money.

EPIC and South Dakota Corn Utilization Council Announce Blender Pump Program for Flex-Fuel Vehicles

DrivingEthanol.org website — Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 -05

New program to bring higher blends of ethanol to South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD. (May 1, 2008) - Today South Dakota leads the nation in raising public awareness for higher blends of ethanol.

Flex-Fuel Vehicles and E85 Fuel

DrivingEthanol.org website — Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 -05

The Best Choice for Your Wallet and the Environment

LENA, Ill. — Consumers hit by “new car fever” this spring are paying attention to more than just the style and color of vehicles. Flex-fuel vehicles (FFVs) – cars, trucks and vans that can burn ethanol-rich E85 fuel – are a great choice for consumers’ wallets and the environment.

Changing Renewable Fuels Standard Not the Fix to Food Prices

DrivingEthanol.org website — Thu, 1 May 2008 00:00:00 -05

The following is a statement by Toni Nuernberg, executive director of the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC)

(Omaha, Neb.) – Recent calls to reduce the renewable fuels standard (RFS) seem like an easy and immediate fix to world food shortages. However, the factors influencing global food prices and supplies are a result of converging global production and demand issues that go far beyond corn-based ethanol.

Biofuels Not to Blame for World Food Crisis

DrivingEthanol.org website — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -05

The following is a statement by Toni Nuernberg, executive director of the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC)

(Omaha, Neb.) The United States is the world's largest donor of food aid. Hunger is indeed a world-wide calamity, and it is distressing to think that rising food prices have impacted the budgets of humanitarian organizations around the globe. While Americans are feeling the pinch in the checkout lane, developing nations are seeing years of progress in the battle against poverty and hunger fall by the wayside.

Greater Efficiency Defines Ethanol Industry During Past 5 Years

DrivingEthanol.org website — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -05

New Study Shows Ethanol Industry Improving Already Green Footprint

Omaha, NE - A just released analysis by Argonne National Laboratory provides further evidence of the rapidly evolving nature of the American ethanol industry. According to Argonne, ethanol facilities are dramatically more efficient today than they were just five years ago.

From the Race Track to the Filling Station - Los Angeles, CA

DrivingEthanol.org website — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -05

American Le Mans® Series™ Driver Demonstrates Ethanol’s Performance On and Off the Track during Ethanol Pump Promotion

California flex-fuel vehicle drivers can follow in the footsteps of the highly technical race cars in the American Le Mans Series by making the choice at the pump for higher performance, energy independence and cleaner air.

From the Race Track to the Filling Station, Spotlight on Ethanol - Largo, FL

DrivingEthanol.org website — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -05

American Le Mans® Series™ and IndyCar® Series Drivers Demonstrate Ethanol's Performance On and Off the Track during Ethanol Pump Promotion

Florida motorists can follow in the footsteps of the highly technical race cars in the American Le Mans Series and the IndyCar® Series by making the choice at the pump for higher performance, energy independence and cleaner air.

From the Race Track to the Filling Station, Spotlight on Ethanol - Sebring, FL

DrivingEthanol.org website — Sun, 9 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -06

American Le Mans® Series™ Drivers Demonstrate Ethanol’s Performance On and Off the Track during Ethanol Pump Promotion

Florida motorists can follow in the footsteps of the highly-technical race cars in the American Le Mans Series and make a choice at the pump for higher performance and cleaner air.

EPIC Hires New Executive Director

DrivingEthanol.org website — Tue, 4 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -06

Omaha, Neb. (March 4, 2008) – The Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) has a new executive director. She is Toni Nuernberg, who comes to EPIC from ACA International in Minneapolis where she worked for 29 years, the last 12 as Chief Operating Officer of ACA International Holding Company Inc. and its for-profit subsidiaries.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car and VeraSun Energy Join Forces in South Dakota to Promote Use of Renewable Fuels

DrivingEthanol.org website — Tue, 4 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -06

Enterprise Designates Sioux Falls Rental Location as Official “VE85™/FlexFuel Branch”

Sioux Falls, S.D., March 4, 2008 –Enterprise Rent-A-Car and VeraSun Energy Corp. (NYSE: VSE), one of the nation’s largest ethanol producers, today announced the first “VE85™/FlexFuel” rental branch location in South Dakota. The Sioux Falls location is the newest Enterprise branch to receive the E85/FlexFuel designation as part of a nationwide effort to promote the expanded availability and use of E85, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. Enterprise will commit to fueling its Sioux Falls FlexFuel vehicles with VeraSun’s branded E85, VE85™.