
MOMENTUM MAINTAINED: Despite a decline in FFV manufacturing from 2016 to 2025, ethanol advocate groups like RFA have continued to showcase FFV options, including flex-fuel electric hybrid vehicles. PHOTO: RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION
December 2, 2025
BY Luke Geiver
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The USGBC in May hosted the U.S. Feed Grains and Sustainability Conference in Tokyo, Japan. During the event, the USGBC shared U.S. feed grains’ sustainable production practices and tools available to help customers import U.S. agricultural goods.
E85 conversion kits, E15 vapor recovery system certifications and new sustainability requirements are all key to growing ethanol use in the Golden State.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on June 1 released initial findings regarding its investigation of Brazil’s unfair trade practices and has proposed to apply 25% tariffs on nearly all Brazilian goods exported to the U.S.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on June1 signed a bill that exempts fuel blends containing more than 85% ethanol from the state’s motor vehicle excise tax when the fuel is used exclusively to fuel agricultural equipment.
Growth Energy on June 2 urged Ohio lawmakers to advance a bill that would give drivers on the Ohio Turnpike greater access to E15, a fuel blend made with 15% homegrown ethanol that sells for 30 cents less per gallon on average.