The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it would temporarily allow widespread sales of a higher ethanol gas blend in a move that they hope will tamp down consumer prices that have soared since the Iran war began.
The sale of E15 is typically discontinued in the summer because it can contribute to harmful air pollution.
Not all are convinced the move will substantially lower gas prices. E15 isn’t available in all states and some places don’t have the necessary infrastructure or enough of a supply of ethanol to ramp up use, said Kenneth Gillingham, a professor at the Yale School of the Environment who studies the impacts of transportation regulations on prices, emissions and consumer welfare.
Nonsense. Cars have been using synthetic ethanol resistant hoses for over 17 years. Someone switched the hose for the wrong type.
I did the restoration.
Also all of the rubber seals on an EFI conversion went bad in the same amount of time. I didn’t touch them, they were installed by the vendor.
The problem is common on vehicles that don’t get driven much. Something happens with ethanol in the gas as it breaks down the fuel system rubber components.