Petroleum association calls E15 fuel mandate unworkable
At an Environmental Protection Agency hearing in Ann Arbor, Mich., the American Petroleum Institute asked Congress to repeal EPAs renewable fuel standards, which would require more use of E15 gasoline with 15 percent ethanol blended in. The standard blend is E10.
Institute vice president Kyle Isakower called the new mandate unworkable. This sudden, added cost of producing gasoline and diesel fuel could have profound effects on the marketplace, he told the EPA.
The Institute has sponsored research about the harmful effects of E15 on all cars except the newest models. Automakers have said they would cancel the warranties of cars that used E15.
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