Re: 15% Ethanol

Posted by HH56 On 2010/10/21 12:49:16

I agree, ethanol is here to stay. I think Brazil has been using a lot of ethanol only for a long time.

The one additional tank and multiblend pumps at the station was mentioned in the local article. Thanks mostly to the fiasco of mandated MTBE which was then found polluting the ground water, the majority of California stations just went thru a massive tank replacement program because of leaking tanks. Many just went out of business rather than take on the replacement costs.

The feeling is without industry or the state providing some financial support for those extra tanks (which apparently they don't want to do) most stations will choose not to add the additional tank. There is also the belief that a major company owned station or two in the larger towns will do it and that will provide the needed older blend. Of course, those in the smaller towns will either drive to those few stations or be out of luck.