Our Mission
The Fuels Institute is a non-advocacy research organization dedicated to studying transportation-energy. We consider “fuel” to be any type of energy being used to power a vehicle, and our research encompasses a breadth of issues affecting the vehicles and fuels markets.
Founded by NACS in 2013 as a 501(c)(4) nonprofit social welfare organization, the Fuels Institute publishes fact-based research projects designed to answer relevant market questions, not advocate for any specific outcome. Our reports are geared toward all industry stakeholders – from those trying to make strategic business decisions to policymakers considering legislation and regulations affecting the fuels and vehicles markets.
Because of our non-advocacy approach, we are the most diverse organization in the fuels and vehicles markets. The Fuels Institute creates a place in which stakeholders of all persuasions can come together to collaborate, share perspectives and commission objective research analyzing the challenges and opportunities facing the market.
Our partners are dedicated to promoting facts and providing decision makers with the most credible information possible, so the market can deliver the best vehicle and fuel options to consumers. This collaborative, non-advocacy approach ensures our products are both objective and reliable.
Fuels Institute does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, or sex in administration of its activities, and Fuels Institute does not intimidate or retaliate against any individual or group because they have exercised their rights to participate in actions protected, or oppose action prohibited by 40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7, or for the purpose of interfering with such rights.
Board Members
The Board of Directors maintains executive and fiduciary responsibility of the Fuels Institute.
| Ron Sabia (Chairman) Independent | Robert Wimmer (Treasurer) Toyota Motor North America |
| Joe Butler Pilot Travel Centers LLC | Judge Dobrient Delek US |
| Jonathan Hackett Global Partners LP | Brian Johnston Core-Mark & Eby-Brown |
| John Metz Walmart Stores, Inc. | Steven Przesmitzki Argonne National Laboratory |
Renewable Energy Group | Ryan Scott Consumer Energy Alliance |
| Carrie Simms ExxonMobil |
The Board of Advisors identifies, coordinates and directs the Fuels Institute projects as well as sets the research agenda and reviews projects for objectivity before publication.
| Ron Sabia (Chairman) Independent | Doug Berven POET, LLC |
Jessey Bouchard Aramco Research Center-Detroit | Lou Burke Phillips 66 Company |
Pilot Travel Centers LLC | Wendy Chronister Independent |
Denton Cinquegrana OPIS, a Dow Jones Company | Genevieve Comtois GC Consulting |
Jessica Crabtree Power Service Products | Mark Devries MCD Enterprises LLC |
Judge Dobrient Delek US | Nathaniel Doddridge Casey’s General Stores, Inc. |
Sayanta Dutta Hyzon Motors | Jeff Dzierzanowski Source North America Corporation |
Karl Fails Sunoco LP | Victoria Flowers Oneida Engineering Solutions, LLC |
Jennifer Forbess Kwik Trip, Inc. | Colonial Pipeline |
Diego Guadalupe FedEx Express | Lewis Haag Parkland USA |
Aaron Hackerott Offen Petroleum, Inc. | J.W. Hackett Global Partners LP |
Steve Hightower Hightowers Petroleum LLC | Chip Hilarides Flint Hills Resources |
GetGo Cafe+Market | Brian Johnston Core-Mark & Eby-Brown |
Keith Jones 7-Eleven, Inc. | Stephen Jones Argus Media |
Ken Kleemeier Kum & Go, L.C. | |
Transport Energy Strategies | Alex Kulinowski Afton Chemical Corporation |
Matt Leuck Neste US | Eric Lind FleetCor Technologies |
Michael Mansfield Mansfield Oil Company | Kirk McCullick GROWMARK, Inc. |
John Metz Walmart Stores, Inc. | Matt Mohs CHS Inc. (CENEX) |
Tegan Molloy ABB E-Mobility | Kristi Moriarty National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
Cummins, Inc. | Rachel Moses Electrify America, LLC |
Prabhu Murugan Shell Canada | Scott Negley Wayne Fueling Systems |
Gabe Olives Impact 21 | Steven Przesmitzki Argonne National Laboratory |
Jim Ramm EcoEngineers | Derek Regal Independent |
Simon Richards Xpress Natural Gas LLC | CertainPoint Strategies L.L.C. |
Renewable Energy Group | U.S. Venture, Inc. |
Ryan Scott Consumer Energy Alliance | Gilbarco Veeder-Root |
Carrie Simms ExxonMobil | Doug Smith Metroplex Energy Inc. |
Jamie Stewart Costco Wholesale | Jim Szybist Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
Joshua Tippin Penske Truck Leasing Co., LP | Norman Turiano Turiano Strategic Consulting LLC |
Jay Walsh Franklin Fueling Systems | Trevor Walter Sheetz, Inc. |
Robert Wimmer Toyota Motor North America | John Zeidler World Energy |
Jim Burness National Car Charging LLC |
Staff Members
Director, Marketing and Communications
703-518-7973
Communications & Projects Coordinator
703-518-7975
Become a Contributor
The Fuels Institute draws on the collective expertise of our distinctive contributors to analyze the technologies of today, trends of tomorrow, and market impacts of drivers such as fuel regulations, consumer behavior and market fundamentals. As a contributor to the Fuels Institute, you have the opportunity to lend your unique voice to our research and to help us deliver an exceptional product, all while being given exclusive access to our many benefits.
Research Fund
The Research Fund empowers the Board of Advisors to focus on the most important topics and answer the most relevant questions with the knowledge that funding is not a concern. Supporting the Research Fund of the Fuels Institute will ensure that the organization continues contributing balanced and objective analyses of the critical issues facing the transportation energy sector.
Speaker Program
Even if you are not a Fuels Institute contributor, you can still benefit from our expertise. Drawing from our own original research, insights gained from our diverse contributors, and our analysis of outside reports, the Fuels Institute has a unique understanding of the transportation energy market that it wants to share with you.
We are pleased to offer various speaking engagements as well as customized workshops for interested organizations.
