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New Analysis: Giving Consumers Access to Renewable Fuel Yields Environmental Benefits
Posted 20 March 2015 in
A new analysis produced by the University of Illinois at Chicago’s principal research economist Dr. Stefen Mueller found that giving consumers more access to cleaner fuel options like E15 would provide significant environmental benefits. E15 is a cleaner burning, high-octane, high-performance fuel that also costs about 5 cents less per gallon than regular gasoline.
In Kansas, giving consumers the choice to use E15 would reduce carbon pollution by 184,226 metric tons per year.
In North Carolina, offering E15 would reduce carbon pollution by 617,870 metric tons per year.
In Ohio, offering E15 would reduce carbon pollution by 711,179 metric tons per year.
In Michigan, offering E15 would reduce carbon pollution by 661,051 metric tons per year.
In Wisconsin, offering E15 would reduce carbon pollution by 351,272 metric tons per year.
In Iowa, offering E15 would reduce carbon pollution by 220,821 metric tons per year.
In Illinois, offering E15 would reduce carbon pollution by 663,646 metric tons per year.
While regular gasoline contains about 10% ethanol as a way to deliver added octane and limit emissions, E15 fuel contains 15% renewable, American made ethanol — helping to create jobs across the country and lower our dependence on foreign oil.
Because it improves engine performance and burns with fewer emissions, E15 has been adopted throughout professional auto racing.
Under the commonsense, bipartisan Renewable Fuel Standard, clean burning E15 is expected to become more widely available to consumers alongside regular gasoline — giving consumers an additional choice and the opportunity to save money each time they fill up. Maintaining a strong Renewable Fuel Standard is a smart and effective way to substantially reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.
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