Posted on 06/08/2022 7:36:05 AM PDT by dalight
Last Friday the Biden administration raised the mandatory amount of biofuel, specifically ethanol, that must be blended within the U.S. gasoline supply. The previous amount of 10% (summer blend) was raised to a year-round 15% (waiver) by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This is likely to lead to two sets of bigger issues, less food and higher gas prices.
♦ First issue. – The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is a government mandate, passed in 2005 and expanded in 2007, that requires growing volumes of biofuels to be blended into U.S. transportation fuels like gasoline and diesel every year. Approximately 40 percent of corn grown in the U.S. is used for ethanol. Raising the amount of ethanol required in gasoline will result in the need for more biofuel (corn). With farming costs and outputs already under pressure this could be problematic.
♦ Second issue – The EPA enforces the biofuel standard by requiring refineries to submit purchase credits (known as Renewable Identification Numbers, or RINs) to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proving the purchases. This enforcement requirement sets up a system where the RIN credits are bought and sold by small refineries who do not have the infrastructure to do the blending process. They purchase second-hand RIN credits from parties that blended or imported biofuels directly. This sets up a secondary income stream, a trading market for the larger oil companies, refineries and importers.
The RIN credit trading platform is similar to what we might expect to see if the ‘Carbon Trading’ scheme was ever put into place. However, now that summer biofuel requirements for blended gasoline have gone from 10% to 15%, the price of the RIN credits will likely jump. This will cost refineries billions in additional expenses,…. which will mean the cost of the gasoline from the refineries will increase,….. which will mean the cost of the gasoline at the pump will go higher.
♦ Third Issue – “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.”
There are a a half dozen stations that sell ethanol free gas close to me. I was told that it is for boats as ethanol attracts/absorbs moisture. I run it in my truck.
Corn pop was a bad dude.
That’s encouraging to hear. Thanks.
🥰👍 bumping the pure gas link!
Enter your state and it lists retailers by town
Thanks
Wrong
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15339380/the-vapor-rub-summer-versus-winter-gasoline-explained/
Is there ANYTHING this guy can’t totally F up???
Nope
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15339380/the-vapor-rub-summer-versus-winter-gasoline-explained/
“And the headline is misleading. E15 is allowed, not required, although E15 may be required to be offered by the states, under certain conditions.”
That’s what I have understood as well.
Yea.. got that
Everything obama did was detrimental to this country. He had 8 years to foul up everything he touched but he was the front man so he could only go so far.
Now he can hide out, proceed with his destruction and watch as biden gets the blame.
Sucks to do 10 or 20 gallons at a time like you would need to drive to work. I am sure your neighbors will appreciate the oil refinery next door, as well as the fire marshall.
Whatever the unblended gas’s octane was.. which is definitely too low to run in your engine without knocking. So you need to add an octane booster additive.
we see issues
the LEFT sees benefits
shortages, higher prices, ICE vehicles destroyed
we say “drill baby drill”
the LEFT says “burn baby burn”
We truly have idiot utopian socialists running the fedgov. No clue.
And the worst part is, they think they are smarter than everyone else, when they’re dumber.
Bad combination.
This is the typical type of mistake they make. Thousands of more little decisions like this can kill a country.
Death By 1000 Socialist Cuts.
Southern States have ethanol-free premium gas used for off-road vehicles and boats. It costs a $1 more per gallon over Premium gas.
My old truck won’t be pleased.
Don’t know.
I don’t use it in my cars, only gas engines. And there is a HUGE improvement in performance, starting, and less maintenance on the carburetors.
I’d guess that to figure it out, one needs to find the octane ratings broken down, gas and ethanol. I’ll further guess, with no knowledge one way or another, that ethanol is lower than the original gas, thus the octane would be higher of the no-ethanol result.
Reason #42 why the Dems and the MSM need the Jan 6 TV show to try and distract the public catastrophic fuel prices, insane food prices, missing baby food, etc. Tt won’t work, but it’s all they’ve got.
#17—thank you!!!
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