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59 comments on EPA Seeks Comments on 15% Ethanol Blend

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robert2734 on May 11, 2009 - 1:28pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

http://www.businessweek.com/investing/green_business/archives/2008/12/et...

We buy 135 billion gallons a gas a year, 70% of which is E-10. That suggests a blendwall of around 9 billion gallons though there's some controversy where the blendwall is. So naturally the ethanol producers ramp up their production from 9 billion gallons last year to 12 billion gallons this year. Now they think they might not be able to sell all that. When did the thought ever occur to them? Naturally it is up to Washington to fix their problem.

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kdolliso on May 11, 2009 - 3:04pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

The amount of ethanol used is already mandated in law. They'll either have to raise the blend limit, or install a lot more E85 pumps.

Brazil went through this a while back (they're now up to 26% ethanol.) It's worked just fine for them, and it will for us, too. Unless, that is, you are Exxon.

I think they're looking at keeping "Premium" at E10.

Ummh, I Vote Yes.

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