Post by derek on Dec 2, 2012 22:25:50 GMT
Ethanol – USA
14th November 2012
California Air Resources Board says E15 ethanol-gas blend won’t appear in California for ‘years’
The AMA (American Motorcyclists Association) says that it, “Has repeatedly expressed concerns to government officials and federal lawmakers about possible damage to motorcycle and ATV engines caused by the inadvertent use of E15 when the new fuel becomes widely available, and has asked that motorcycles and ATVs be part of any scientific study into the effects of E15 on engines.
The AMA Vice President for Government Relations Wayne Allard, wrote to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) expressing concerns about potential misfueling of E15 into motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles. E15 is a gasoline formulation that contains up to 15 percent ethanol, and the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hasn’t approved its use in motorcycles or ATVs.
CARB responded by telling the AMA, “That even if it approves the sale of the new E15 ethanol-gasoline blend in California, the blend wouldn’t appear in the market for several years.”
However there would appear to be a problem with “blender” pumps that dispense different fuel blends through the same hose.
Fuelling Reports
We recently reported on the Yorkshire Region of the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) recently launched campaign against the increase of the maximum permissible content of bio-ethanol in petrol, from 5% to 10% (known as E10) under European Union directive 2009/30/EC, which is due to come into force in 2013.
John Chatterton-Ross, FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) Director of Public Affairs has informed us that, the FIM through their Alternative Energy Working Group will be considering the issue of Ethanol in petrol.
The FIM Alternative Energy Working Group’s mission is to make motorcycle racing greener by integrating the latest technological developments in the field of alternative energy in FIM’s competitions and to prepare the future of motorcycling.
Read the full article with links and information on Right To Ride - www.righttoride.co.uk/2012/11/14/ethanol-usa/
Issued by
Trevor Baird
14th November 2012
California Air Resources Board says E15 ethanol-gas blend won’t appear in California for ‘years’
The AMA (American Motorcyclists Association) says that it, “Has repeatedly expressed concerns to government officials and federal lawmakers about possible damage to motorcycle and ATV engines caused by the inadvertent use of E15 when the new fuel becomes widely available, and has asked that motorcycles and ATVs be part of any scientific study into the effects of E15 on engines.
The AMA Vice President for Government Relations Wayne Allard, wrote to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) expressing concerns about potential misfueling of E15 into motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles. E15 is a gasoline formulation that contains up to 15 percent ethanol, and the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hasn’t approved its use in motorcycles or ATVs.
CARB responded by telling the AMA, “That even if it approves the sale of the new E15 ethanol-gasoline blend in California, the blend wouldn’t appear in the market for several years.”
However there would appear to be a problem with “blender” pumps that dispense different fuel blends through the same hose.
Fuelling Reports
We recently reported on the Yorkshire Region of the Motorcycle Action Group (MAG UK) recently launched campaign against the increase of the maximum permissible content of bio-ethanol in petrol, from 5% to 10% (known as E10) under European Union directive 2009/30/EC, which is due to come into force in 2013.
John Chatterton-Ross, FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) Director of Public Affairs has informed us that, the FIM through their Alternative Energy Working Group will be considering the issue of Ethanol in petrol.
The FIM Alternative Energy Working Group’s mission is to make motorcycle racing greener by integrating the latest technological developments in the field of alternative energy in FIM’s competitions and to prepare the future of motorcycling.
Read the full article with links and information on Right To Ride - www.righttoride.co.uk/2012/11/14/ethanol-usa/
Issued by
Trevor Baird