Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Thursday, June 30, 2011

New E15 label gets like, not love, from ethanol industry

Biofuels Digest
Jim Lane June 29, 2011

In Washington, the EPA issued fuel pump labeling and other requirements for gasoline blends containing more than 10 and up to 15 percent ethanol, known as E15. These requirements will help ensure that E15 is properly labeled and used once it enters the market. 
The new orange and black label must appear on fuel pumps that dispense E15. This label will help inform consumers about which vehicles can use E15.

This label will also warn consumers against using E15 in vehicles older than model year 2001, motorcycles, watercraft, and gasoline-powered equipment such as lawnmowers and chainsaws.

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