Aware that ethanol economics have created incentive for stations to sell more E20 and E30 blends, the EPA is reminding retailers that they face hefty fines if they sell gasoline blended with more than 10% ethanol for on-road use. The Clean Air Act strictly prohibits this type of use and such fuel could damage engines and cause increased emissions, said EPA in a July 31 letter to the American Petroleum Institute. Blends of up to 85% ethanol are legal but only in flex-fuel vehicles and engines, it says.
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