date:Feb 26, 2013
store prices higher and incurring the dismay of livestock producers, ethanol is not going away, Mr. Statts contended.
But there is a limit to how much ethanol may be included in petroleum formulations. Corn ethanol may have reached a blending wall, where the biofuel may constitute at most 15% of a gallon of gas at the pump or it will compromise vehicle performance, he said. AAA, which has a large auto insurance arm, has called on the Obama administration to make sure a strict limit is maintaine