
Blends of petroleum based gasoline with 10 percent ethanol account for more than 95 percent of the fuel consumed in US motor vehicles. That analysis from the Energy Information Administration comes as the ethanol industry continues its dispute with the EPA over its decision to lower biofuel blending requirements set when the Renewable Fuels Standard was reauthorized in 2007. The industry said the lower requirements are killing investment and restricting producers’ abilities to generate more ethanol. EPA’s proposal for 2017 and other blending requirements are currently under review by the Office of Management and Budget and may be released for public comment in a few weeks. The total volume of ethanol blended into US motor vehicles has continued to increase since 2010, albeit at a declining rate.