E.P.A. Says It Expects to Raise Amount of Ethanol Allowed in Fuel Blends to 15%
Dec 2, 2009 – Matthew L. Wald writes “E.P.A. Says It Expects to Raise Amount of Ethanol Allowed in Fuel Blends to 15%” in The New York Times. The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that it would probably increase the amount of ethanol that gasoline retailers could blend into ordinary fuel, to 15%, if tests established that the blend would not damage cars. The maximum ethanol blend is now 10%, except for cars specially equipped to handle higher blends. The agency said it was likely to approve the increase to 15% next summer, perhaps for use only in cars of the 2001 model year and later.
