EPA delays verdict on E15 for earlier model years; faulty car slows testing
In Washington, the EPA delayed a final decision on allowing E15 ethanol blends in cars with 2001-2006 model years, and said that it will make a decision after the DOE completes automobile testing by the end of the year.
“We’ve been informed by EPA that the decision is being delayed because of the need to retest one particular car that hadn’t been properly maintained and serviced,” said Growth Energy CEO Tom Buis. “That particular car failed on all fuels, including E0. The problem was with the testing process, not the fuel. This also demonstrates just how committed EPA is to the integrity of the testing; they are doing this right. We are confident that ultimately all the tests will show what we’ve said all along, that E15 is a great fuel for American motorists.”
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