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Just saw this while getting gas. Why is it illegal to get less than 4 gallons? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Has that always been the law and I just never noticed a sticker like that before?

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Not sure how long it’s been a law but not a ton of places sell E15. I only ever see it on road trips personally.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

https://afdc.energy.gov/fuels/ethanol-e15

E15 is available in 31 states at just over 3,000 stations. E10 remains the limit for passenger vehicles older than model year 2001 and for other non-road and small engines and vehicles that use gasoline, such as lawn mowers, motorcycles, and boats.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 1 points 7 months ago

Also this just happened: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-epa-allows-temporary-expansion-higher-ethanol-gasoline-blend-this-summer-2024-04-19/

The decision marks the third consecutive year the administration has lengthened the period during which Americans can keep buying E15, a gasoline that uses a 15% ethanol blend. Sales are effectively blocked from June 1 to Sept.

Adding ethanol to gasoline is known to increase smog pollution in hot weather, but research has shown little difference between E15 and the more-widely available E10 blends.

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

To put that in context, we have almost 200,000 gas stations. Like 1.5% sell it