Harkin, Lugar introduce Consumer Fuels and Vehicles Choice Act to increase flex-fuel cars, pumps

In Washington, Senators Tom Harkin of Iowa and Richard Lugar of Indiana introduced the Consumer Fuels and Vehicles Choice Act of 2009. According to a report at Growth Energy, the legislation will require that 50 percent of all vehicles manufactured in the US be flex-fuel enabled by 2011, and that the figure increase to 90 percent by 2013.

The legislation also includes funding for grants to service station owners covering up to 50 percent of the cost of installing pumps and infrastructure for ethanol blends up to E85.

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