The recently approved use of E15 fuel made from blending gasoline and
ethanol could damage vehicles and void warranties says the American
Automobile Association (AAA), which is urging the federal government to
ban it from the market.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the fuel earlier this summer, but AAA says only five percent of vehicles on the road are approved by the manufacturers to use the special blend they say causes significant problems such as accelerated engine wear and failure, fuel-system damage and false “check engine” warning lights.
The auto club conducted a recent survey it says identifies confusion among consumers as to which vehicles can use the fuel — 95 percent of those surveyed had never heard of E15, which contains 15 percent ethanol.
Read more: http://www.humanevents.com/2012/11/30/aaa-says-certain-ethanol-fuel-can-damage-cars-asks-epa-to-remove-from-pumps/
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the fuel earlier this summer, but AAA says only five percent of vehicles on the road are approved by the manufacturers to use the special blend they say causes significant problems such as accelerated engine wear and failure, fuel-system damage and false “check engine” warning lights.
The auto club conducted a recent survey it says identifies confusion among consumers as to which vehicles can use the fuel — 95 percent of those surveyed had never heard of E15, which contains 15 percent ethanol.
Read more: http://www.humanevents.com/2012/11/30/aaa-says-certain-ethanol-fuel-can-damage-cars-asks-epa-to-remove-from-pumps/
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