Re: 15% Ethanol

Posted by HH56 On 2010/10/22 9:45:32

In regards to the E85 mandate, For those in Calif, be prepared. An article in todays paper says those of us in the San Joaquin Valley air basin district will be paying $12 more on each car registration starting next year to pay the EPA penalties because of missing the deadline to reduce emissions. Goes on to mention a court challenge is expected but if fee gets the go ahead, then LA area's South Coast air district already plans the same. Not sure how many districts we have out here but rest assured, if one finds a way to get more money, all will eventually. And a saying goes, Calif leads the nation--in bureaucracy & BS regs at least-- so those in other states with pollution problems that follow Calif leads will most likely get touched too. Whether it cleans the air or not, someone is convinced it does and we will have it.

EDIT: As to the Hydrogen, there was a splashy announcement when the guvinator took office that he has going to have fill stations up and down the state. As usual, politics and money got in the way. As far as I know, only a few experimental cars are running around--usually in a convoy with press coverage--& there is a fill station only here or there. As I understand it, the car mfgs have seen no need to push the program aggressively or make the cars, the fill stations are expensive and no cars to take advantage of them and oil co's are working against it. There was a plan to require a significant number of cars sold here to be low or zero emission by a certain date, but that was watered down -I think to almost nothing- because someone would have to pay for it and no one wants it out of their pocket.