The news isn't official yet, but MSNBC's Chuck Todd tweeted an hour ago that the White House hinted that because of this summer's drought, it's considering waiving the ethanol production requirements the Environmental Protection Agency imposes on corn growers.

For less than $2K you can convert your Ferrari FF to run on E85, raising the pathetic 650 stock horsepower to a more respectable 875 hp. On top of that, you'll apparently cut emissions by 80%. It's the "green" grand touring supercar.

A train pulling tankers full of ethanol derailed and exploded in rural Ohio this weekend, sending up a fireball that could be seen 20 miles away. No one was hurt, but the train's conductor is probably never using E85 again.

Four Loko and other alcohol-infused energy drinks may be too dangerous for human stomachs, but they work just fine in your fuel tank — thanks to a Virginia company recycling them into ethanol for gasoline.

Ethanol producers are now in bed with NASCAR, turning America's most popular motorsport into a tool of greenwashing persuasion designed to make being pro-ethanol synonymous with being pro-American, pro-NASCAR. Here's The Daly Planet to explain. — Ed.

Customers of a New York Costco think their vehicles were erroneously filled with E85 ethanol fuel mislabeled as 93 octane. Costco says it's bad gas, not E85, but is still paying to repair damaged cars. [WCBS via Consumerist]

And you thought the STI-ATV was crazy. Cramming a BMW V12 and a turbocharger into a quad bike wasn't enough for French bike builder Ludovic Lazareth, he needed more power, so he added ethanol.

Talk fuel efficiency and words like "direct injection," "flex-fuel" and "variable compression ratio" are common. But they aren't usually combined with "two-stroke." Unless you're Lotus that is.