Gasoline prices too high: use more biofuels

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute argues for the accelerated market entry of E15 ethanol blends to combat rising gasoline prices and address a domestic ethanol glut.

• A domestic glut of ethanol is causing plants to shut down or reduce production because the fuel market is saturated at the E10 blend rate.
• The EPA approved a higher E15 blend rate for light vehicles manufactured in 2001 or later in January 2011, and on February 17, 2012, determined that industry data met emissions and health requirements for E15 registration.
• While E10 blends save consumers approximately $0.90 per gallon, the current regulatory process for E15 could take over a year to reach gas pumps, despite gasoline prices increasing by $0.25 per gallon since the start of the year.

APA

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (2012). Gasoline prices too high: use more biofuels. https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/gasoline-prices-too-high-use-more-biofuels

Chicago

Environmental and Energy Study Institute. Gasoline prices too high: use more biofuels. 2012. https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/gasoline-prices-too-high-use-more-biofuels.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{environmentalandenergystudyinstitute2012gasoline, author = {{Environmental and Energy Study Institute}}, title = {{Gasoline prices too high: use more biofuels}}, publisher = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, year = {2012}, month = feb, url = {https://www.eesi.org/articles/view/gasoline-prices-too-high-use-more-biofuels}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }