The EPA is considering increasing the ETHANOL limit in our gasoline to 15%

[michaelbgone]

Please repost this info on every motorcycle or car forum you can find.

The EPA is considering increasing the ETHANOL limit in our gasoline to 15%.

We need to add our voices against this.

You can help stop this. We need folks to tell the federal government to get its fingers out of our gas.

They are taking inputs for a very short time only and there is only a small window of opportunity for us to voice our opinions.

EPA Considering Raising Ethanol Limit To 15%

The EPA has until Dec. 1 to make a decision and is requesting comments from the public. You can find the full EPA notice here. Notice of Receipt of a Clean Air Act Waiver Application To Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15 Percent; Request for Comment | Federal Register Environmental Documents | USEPA

A poster in the forums at VWVortex has organized the information you need to comment on this proposal below:

Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2009–0211, by one of the following methods:

Web:
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
redirect

E-mail:
a-and-r-docket@epa.gov

Fax:
(202) 566–1741

Mail:
Please include a total of two copies.
Air and Radiation Docket
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2009– 0211
Environmental Protection Agency
Mailcode: 6102T
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20460.

[GeezerSi]

From Wikipedia:

E15 contains 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline. This is generally the highest ratio of ethanol to gasoline that is possible to use in vehicles recommended by auto manufacturers to run on E10 in the US,[27][28] though it is possible that many vehicles can handle higher mixtures without trouble.

As a result of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which mandates an increase in renewable fuels for the transport sector, the U.S. Department of Energy began assessments for the feasibility of using intermediate ethanol blends in the existing vehicle fleet as a way to allow higher consumption of ethanol fuel.[29] The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is conducting tests to evaluate the potential impacts of intermediate ethanol blends on legacy vehicles and other engines. In a preliminary report released in October 2008, the NREL presented the results of the first evaluations of the effects of E10, E15 and E20 gasoline blends on tailpipe and evaporative emissions, catalyst and engine durability, vehicle driveability, engine operability, and vehicle and engine materials. This preliminary report found that none of the vehicles displayed a malfunction indicator light as a result of the ethanol blend used; no fuel filter plugging symptoms were observed; no cold start problems were observed at 24°C (75°F) and 10°C (50°F) laboratory conditions; and as expected, all test vehicles exhibited a loss in fuel economy proportional with the lower energy density of ethanol, for example, with E20, the average reduction in fuel economy was 7.7% when compared to the miles per gallon achieved by the gasoline only (E0) test vehicles.

I would guess that a 1-2% reduction in mpg will be realized.

[obert]

I see on the pumps around here that it may contain 15 % already.

[xxhaimbondxx]

"We need folks to tell the federal government to get its fingers out of our gas."

I think it's better to keep our fingers out of Middle Eastern oil.

[w00t692]

Poster above me.

I'm glad the cost of living in your state is 119% above average. Because you deserve it after that comment.

[Sugar Shane]

Originally Posted by xxhaimbondxx

"We need folks to tell the federal government to get its fingers out of our gas."

I think it's better to keep our fingers out of Middle Eastern oil.

The corn growers lobby is the next OPEC.

High performance engines (like ours) don't like crappy ethanol-heavy fuel.

[steamedturtle]

Every time I roll up in a gas station and I see the sign: "May contain up to 10% ethanol." I yell "I hate this crap!!!" and everyone looks at me funny.

Anyway, this is duly noted and I will spread the word.