EPA gets final E15 test data, decision on fuel soon

[Flesh Thorn]

WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has received final test results from the Energy Department on how older vehicles perform using gasoline blended with 15 percent ethanol, the agency said on Monday.

The EPA said it is now on track to issue a decision this month on whether so-called E15 gasoline is safe for vehicles built during the 2001 to 2006 model years. U.S. gasoline now contains up to 10 percent ethanol.

"We've received and are reviewing all of the testing information from DOE," the EPA said. The Energy Department sent the remaining test data last week.

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Lets stop Global Warming as we head into Global Cooling. Also, what does this mean for older vehicles that barely function on E10 fuel ? I guess I will have to buy a new car that I can't afford and why did I have to read about this at Reuters Africa ?

[RangerX]

In short, it is no good. It decreased fuel efficiency and causes breakdown of rubber hoses faster than straight gas. That and the fact that since we use corn to produce ethanol, it takes more than 1 gallon of fuel's worth of energy to produce one gallon of ethanol. Government efficiency at its finest.

Now look at the Brazilians. they use sugar to produce ethanol. A much more efficient method, although it still sucks in comparison to straight gas. But will we use sugar? Not as long as lobbyists have their say.