Filed under: Ethanol, Legislation and Policy, USA



As is its job, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) continues to bang the drum of what it says is a stacked deck against alternative fuels like ethanol. Earlier this month it took on Big Oil. Now, it's the US Department of Energy (DOE). Go big or go home, huh?

The RFA is accusing the DOE of under-reporting the number of US gas stations that offer the 85-percent ethanol blend E85 and the group isn't splitting hairs, here. The RFA says the DOE's count is about 1,000 stations off. The comparison is between E85Prices.com, which lists about 3,450 stations that sell E85, and the DOE, which as of late last week listed about 2,400 stations. Besides making it more difficult for people to find E85, the RFA says that the DOE's under-reporting could impact upcoming biofuel rules, specifically the final 2014 blending requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard.

Earlier this month, the RFA went on record as saying that some of the largest oil companies were blocking E85 and E15 (i.e., the 15-percent ethanol blend) from their gas stations. That accusation spurred two senators - Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley and Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar - to request that the Federal Trade Commission investigate. Big Oil has maintained that the Renewable Fuel Standard, which mandates an increasing amount of renewable fuel in the national fuel blend, should be repealed. Check out the RFA's press release below and find the RFA's letter to the DOE here.Continue reading RFA tells DOE to get with the E85 program already

RFA tells DOE to get with the E85 program already originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Tue, 29 Jul 2014 07:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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