Off-road product manufacturers say more study needed on E20

The Alliance for a Safe Alternative Fuels Environment, an alliance of off-road gasoline-consuming product manufacturers, said that more study needed to be done on off-road products before E20 could be deemed acceptable. The group was responding to a University of Minnesota and Minnesota State study that concluded that E20 usage did not harm late-model vehicles. The Alliance said that tests needed to be performed on products such as ATVs and weed wackers before E20 could be mandated.

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