Biden Administration Quietly Raised Amount of Ethanol Required in Summer Blend Gasoline from Ten Percent to Fifteen...

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From the article: 

"Ethanol is a valuable source of octane in finished gasoline, but it is chemically different than petroleum gasoline and cannot be used in concentrations above 10 percent in small engines — like outboard boat motors, motorcycles, lawnmowers, generators or chain saws — 𝙤𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟭. 

Complicating matters further, 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣’𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙪𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝙜𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝟭𝟬 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙡. 

Retail stations also must have compatible infrastructure in order to sell gasoline with higher ethanol blends.” 

This issue is known within the industry as 'The Blend Wall.' [emphasis added]"--H/T to Stephen Green @ Instapundit.

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