alternative fuels

Fuels

Shell Affiliates Equilon, Motiva, Deer Park Settle With EPA

$900,000 civil penalty resolves violations of vehicle fuel standards

Fuels

U.S. Venture Promotes Renz to Operate New CNG Division

Will continue to focus on U.S. Gain's expansion efforts

Retailer to offer higher ethanol blend at 60 Tar Heel locations

While large retail-petroleum chains are making some of the biggest news for installing compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling infrastructure, smaller convenience-store chains are also finding opportunity in the alternative fuel. For Rainbo Oil Co., which has 14 Kwik Stop locations in Iowa, it was an offer that was in line with the company’s brand.

What starts in California—the biggest state by population—often finds its way to the rest of the union, making two big regulatory moves about to hit its fuel marketers of interest to the entire industry.

Opponents of California’s complex cap-and-trade framework say the state should have just implemented a simple carbon tax.

U.S. Gain to focus on expanding compressed natural gas fueling network

Clearly, c-stores have room for improvement. Some of this is simply a matter of more consistently executing on the basics and opportunities already discussed. But some of it shows a large gulf between consumer expectations and business realities.

Today’s fuel retailing game is built around consumer choice—the where, how, what and when of filling up, with technology making those decisions faster and more informed.

With fuel prices low, a growing number of politicians think so

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