
ACE CMO Ron Lamberty said even the most optimistic predictions about EVs put them at making up just one-fourth of the cars on the road by 2035. / PHOTO: ZIMMCOMM NEW MEDIA
October 11, 2023
BY Katie Schroeder
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For the first time ever, gasoline consumed by American drivers in May contained more than 11% ethanol, on average.
U.S. fuel ethanol production fell by 1% the week ending Sept. 4, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration on Sept. 10. Stocks of fuel ethanol were up nearly 15 while exports expanded by more than 41%.
The U.S. exported 199.5 million gallons of ethanol and 1.1 million metric tons of distiller grains in July, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on Sept. 3. Exports of both products were up when compared to July 2025.
Blending ethanol into the U.S. fuel supply has helped to substantially lower gasoline prices during the Iran conflict, a new study for the RFA shows. The study concludes that the average E10 cost savings advantage has been 38 cents per gallon.
A new survey of 26,000 people across 24 EU countries and the U.K. finds that Europeans favor an energy transition away from imported fossil oil and toward locally produced renewable energy, but they want it to be affordable.