Virginia Investigating Possible Ethanol Damgage to Cars
From Allison Williams at the Virginia Daily News:
Cox is one of dozens of people who bought fuel suspected of containing excessive levels of ethanol, a plant-based fuel source that has lower pollution emissions than standard petroleum products.The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs has received a wave of complaints from Hampton Roads residents who believe they have purchased tainted gasoline in recent days, prompting an investigation at gas stations in Isle of Wight, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Suffolk, said Elaine Lidholm, the agency's spokeswoman.
As of Thursday morning, the VDACA had received more than 150 complaints this week. Lidholm did not know if any Peninsula gas retailers showed up in the complaints that came in Friday.
In may, the Environmental Working Group sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lisa Jackson laying out EWG's concerns that raising the ethanol blend limit could have an adverse impact on engines.
Despite evidence to the contrary, the leading ethanol lobby group, Growth Energy, continues to claim:
Cars and trucks on the road today can run on higher blends of ethanol without modifications.
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