API Steps Up Attack On Biofuels Industry Push For Year-Round E15 Waiver

The American Petroleum Institute (API) is stepping up its attack on the biofuels industry push for EPA to grant a waiver allowing year-round sales of ethanol blends up to 15 percent (E15), warning that the domestic fuel market lacks the necessary infrastructure to handle E15 and that the fuel poses a risk of damage to car, motorbike and boat engines. Frank Macchiarola, API's downstream group director, said on an Aug. 16 call with reporters that the U.S. vehicle fleet is...