DOE Secretary Chu says “go with E15″ if the auto fleet can handle it

In Washington, DOE Secretary Steven Chu, referring to the proposal to make E15 the standard for non-flex fuel vehicles instead of E10, said “I don’t want to prejudge what they’re going to find, but if the existing automobile fleet can handle 15 percent, I would say let’s make that a target and go to 15 percent.”

Chu said that he does not intend to use Energy Department rule-making power to force automakers to manufacture more flex-fuel vehicles, but noted that “if it only costs $100 out of $15,000, wouldn’t it be nice to put in those fuel lines and gaskets so that we can use any ratio we want?”.

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