NREL Analysis Affirms the Soundness of E15 and Exposes the Flaws in the CRC Engine Durability Study
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has carefully completed reviewing 43 studies on the effects of E15 on engine durability, emissions, and other factors and issued a report finding that the available literature “…did not show meaningful differences between E15 and E10 in any performance category.”
Ethanol on Two Wheels
RFA's Robert White has been riding motorcycles on ethanol-blended fuel for 23 years now without an issue. E10 has become the standard fuel for most Americans. The debate used to be that E10 was not acceptable for motorcycles, but that changed in the past couple of years with the idea of E15. No motorcycles are approved to use E15, yet AMA has made it a top priority to stop. Their pitch to Congress is to stop E15 until testing can be done. White says how about we just follow the label and not use it.
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: CRC’s Engine Durability Highlights Failures on All Fuel Tested
A study released by the Coordinating Research Council (CRC) has been stirring up debate recently. The report looked at the performance of vehicles tested with ethanol blends. After one look at the colorful chart the report provided, one would gather the only failures in the test program were on ethanol blended fuels. That is far from factual. RFA's Kristy Moore explains.
Gasoline Quality Greatly Affects Fuel Systems; Not Ethanol Content
Kristy Moore, RFA's VP of Technical Services, gives her take on the CRC and its report.
Frequently Asked Questions for Use of E15 in Your Automobile
As E15 (85 volume percent gasoline, 15 volume percent ethanol) is poised to enter the marketplace, many consumers have questions about the use of E15 in their vehicles. The RFA has put together this FAQ document to best answer consumers questions.
Use of E15 in your Automobile
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the use of E15 (15% ethanol, 85% gasoline) for use in model year 2001 and newer vehicles. Now that E15 is being sold for use beyond flex-fuel vehicles, consumers have questions about using E15 their own vehicles. The RFA has compiled and Automobile Fact Sheet for E15 use.
Response to Sensenbrenner “Ethanol Leaves Consumers Stranded” Op-ed
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner’s recent editorial, “Ethanol Leaves Consumers Stranded” exposes itself for what it is…political petroleum pandering. Contrary to Rep. Sensenbrenner's attacks on E15, the E15 testing done by the DOE is the most extensive fuel testing done to date on ethanol blends.
The 2012 Crystal Ball
A new year ushers in a new era for ethanol in the U.S. New markets domestically and internationally are opening up just as new technologies for ethanol production begin commercial construction at new biorefineries around the country. What 2012 will ultimately hold for American ethanol production remains to be seen, but that shouldn’t stop us from positing some guesses.
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The Ethanol Shuffle
There’s a hot new craze called the “Ethanol Shuffle” that’s sweeping seaports from Sao Paulo to Los Angeles and Houston to Maceio. It’s not a new dance for longshoremen and ship captains; no, this is a shuffle of an entirely different sort. This shuffle is all about the confounded realignment of the global ethanol trade.
E15: Moving Forward
With EPA’s final label for E15 ethanol blends now in the books, the real work must begin. Educating retailers about the safe and legal sale of the E15 blends, expanding ethanol fueling infrastructure, and putting the concerns of consumers to rest about the use of E15 in their approved vehicles must be and will be at the heart of what the ethanol industry and the RFA do in the coming months and years.
When Engineering Fails…Blame Ethanol?
The fine folks at STIHL Incorporated have recently recalled 2.3 million gasoline-powered yard tools like edgers and trimmers. The reason? Ethanol, says STIHL. But an examination of the facts, and STIHL own warranties approving the use of 10% ethanol blends, demonstrates that the issue not with the fuel, but with the engineering of the equipment itself.
Can I use ethanol-blended fuel in my weed-whacker and lawnmower?
Today, nearly all of our nation’s gasoline supply contains up to 10% ethanol. With this, questions often arise about whether or not the ethanol-blended fuel is okay to use in engines like lawnmowers, weed-whackers, snowmobiles and marine equipment. To avoid confusion, the RFA has put together The Use of Ethanol-Blended Fuels in Non-Road Engines, which thoroughly goes though important issues surrounding ethanol blended fuels and non-road engines.
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