With temperatures across the country reaching historic lows, Kum & Go is helping customers fuel better with its new mobile fuel pay experience, available through its app for use at all 400 Kum & Go locations. This game-changing technology gives customers a personalized fueling experience that lets &Rewards members skip the keypad and activate the…
Energy Market Uncertainty Continues Due to Pandemic, According to US EIA
The U.S. Energy Information Administration released its “Short-Term Energy Outlook” on Feb. 9, citing heightened levels of uncertainty as responses to COVID-19 continue to evolve. Reduced economic activity related to the COVID-19 pandemic has caused changes in energy demand and supply over the past year and will continue to affect these patterns in the future.…
Growth Energy Applauds Senate Push on Biofuel Infrastructure
Growth Energy praises the introduction of legislation to fast-track infrastructure investments designed to open new markets for higher ethanol blends, like E15. Authored by U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the Renewable Fuel Infrastructure Investment and Market Expansion Act would authorize $500 million over five years for infrastructure grants, building on successful…
Houston Partners With BP, Uber on EV Charging Hubs
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced an innovative alliance between BP and Uber to explore the planning, development and deployment of BP’s rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging hubs. The EV chargers are intended to help drivers on Uber’s platform make the transition to electric vehicles. The two companies will also work together to identify potential areas…
Circle K Responds to EV Super Bowl Ad: ‘We’re Ready!’
Beverage and snack sales traditionally make Super Bowl Sunday a big day for the convenience industry, but a 2021 General Motors ad about electric vehicles (EV) that aired during the big game prompted an opportunity for c-store chain Circle K to boast about its EV charging leadership. Leading up to Super Bowl Sunday, General Motors…
Cenex Store Owner Completes Dream Rebuild
Communities are unique, from how they gather to what businesses best suit their needs. Residents crave local conveniences, and the best spots are built specifically with their community in mind. In Roseau, Minn., the local Cenex c-store is just that. Through an upgrade financing program, independent c-store owners under the Cenex retail brand have been…
Valero Initiates App-based ‘Starter Plan’ Promo Program
San Antonio, Texas-based Valero announced the launch of the Valero Starter Plan, a new brand program in partnership with GetUpside, a technology company that delivers new customers to fuel retailers around the country. Valero stations will be able to join the GetUpside network at no cost to them in an effort to win new customers…
Hand-Protection Dispensers
GripHero is providing its on-the-nozzle hand-protection and bay dispensers free to forecourts/gas stations around the globe. The ‘contactless’ refueling solution breaks the point of contact between drivers and fuel pump handles touched by the hands of hundreds of other motorists. GripHero is the only hand-protection system permitted within the fueling zone internationally, as it uses […]
General Motors Commits to All Zero-Emissions Vehicles
General Motors announced it would only build vehicles with zero tailpipe emissions by 2035, phasing out gasoline-powered trucks and cars, the New York Times reports. The decision is part of the company’s broader plan to become carbon-neutral by 2040. “General Motors is joining governments and companies around the globe working to establish a safer, greener…
New Study Cites ACE Low Carbon White Paper
American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) CEO Brian Jennings recognized a new study published by Harvard University, Tufts University and Environmental Health & Engineering Inc. scientists as an illustration of ethanol’s carbon footprint, but reiterated there is more work to do if policy is to be done correctly. The study cites ACE’s 2018 White Paper titled…