Washington, DC — Senator Chuck Grassley is calling on President Biden to direct the EPA to clear the way for summertime sales of gasoline with a 15 percent blend of ethanol.
Current EPA guidelines prohibit the sale of E-15 from terminals in about two-thirds of the country after April 30th. E-15 is about 10 cents per gallon cheaper than E-10 according to Triple-A.
President Biden visited an ethanol factory near Menlo in mid-April of last year to announce his administration would approve sales of E-15 through the summer driving season. The EPA recently announced it would allow year-round E-15 sales to start in the summer of 2024.
According to the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, a DC-based trade group, refiners have to make expensive changes to produce E-15 for summertime use and those costs will be passed along to consumers. The group is asking Governor Kim Reynolds and seven governors to stop their push for year-round E-15 sales in their Midwest states.
