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Wed Apr 01, 2009 8:27 pm
Increased amount of Ethanol in gasoline
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the government should move quickly to increase the amount of ethanol allowed in gasoline.
Ethanol producers asked the Environmental Protection Agency last week to increase the amount of ethanol that refiners can blend with gasoline from a maximum of 10 percent to 15 percent, which could boost the demand for the renewable fuel additive by as much as 6 billion gallons a year. However, automobile and small engine manufacturers have said there's no certainty yet that such an increase will not harm engines and fuel lines.
Running even 10% Ethanol (common these days) will have an impact on your car and reduce its useful life.
Ethanol producers asked the Environmental Protection Agency last week to increase the amount of ethanol that refiners can blend with gasoline from a maximum of 10 percent to 15 percent, which could boost the demand for the renewable fuel additive by as much as 6 billion gallons a year. However, automobile and small engine manufacturers have said there's no certainty yet that such an increase will not harm engines and fuel lines.
Running even 10% Ethanol (common these days) will have an impact on your car and reduce its useful life.
- Don't tell me the sky is the limit, when there are footprints on the moon.
) have to be more developed so that they can add more ethanol in fuels without harming cars and reducing their useful life. 
