Editor’s note: Few programs to improve the nation’s air quality have generated as much controversy as the use of oxygenated fuel additives. The California Legislature is now debating the benefits of ...

More than 20 years ago, California stepped in to ban the gas additive MTBE, but why did the state take that step, and what ...

Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano (D) on May 12 signed legislation banning the additive methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) from gasoline sold in the state. The legislation had passed by unanimous ...

Peel the lobbyist-encrusted layers off the "gasoline additive" debate, and you have one of the most complex, convoluted and economically destructive examples of pork-barrel politics ever concocted.

Drivers reach for gas additives with the hope of squeezing more life, efficiency, or power out of an engine. The pitch sounds simple: pour in a small bottle, drive, and let chemistry work things out.

A key product of Richmond petroleum company Ethyl Corp. is under attack by automobile manufacturers for environmental and health reasons. Ethyl's gasoline additive MMT is bad for the environment, ...

WATERVLIET — Watervliet is hoping to get a lot more mileage from its police vehicles, and it's not going to cost a dime extra. The city is part of pilot study of a new gasoline additive invented by ...

Kirill Gichunts is an investor and entrepreneur, who has mentored and been a part of more than 15 companies and helped achieve two exits. Today, he's the co-founder and CEO of FuelGems. He sat down ...