Looking for Love in all the Wrong Places

We know that ethanol stands alone as a proven additive to gasoline providing clean octane to the 270 million light-duty vehicles on the road today. E15 is a great start but to maximize that opportunity we need to be pushing for much greater blend volumes. We see in real time how 15 percent blends are reducing gas prices, an E30 blend would be twice as nice.  Lastly, and certainly not to be forgotten, is the role of ethanol in protecting public health, which despite what EPA says, is still their mission. Ethanol is and can continue to replace the carcinogenic aromatics refiners use for octane and reduce the toxic particulates that are directly tied to the family of benzene compounds.