Most of you already know about the effect of E-15 fuel on 2 stroke engines.  This is an interesting read.

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Attached is a one page summary of details found in a recently conducted Government Accountabilities Office (GA)0 report on E-15 fuel.
The 57 page report is available from the GAO office. The full study called: ‘BIOFUELS, Challenges to the Transportation, Sale and Use of Intermediate Ethanol Blends – June 2011′ can be found on the GAO web site at www.gao.gov .
When reviewing this report, please note the US EPA has already recommended that E-15 fuel NOT be used in snowmobiles. Also note that the Department Of Energy (DOE) has contracted a thorough testing exercise of E-15 fuel in snowmobiles using the expertise of Michigan Technological University and the Keweenaw Research Center in Houghton, MI.
The Report from the DOE will be available in late 2011 or early 2012.
The GAO finding at the end of the Report Synopsis is most interesting. We have consistently told the EPA, the DOE and anybody that will listen that consumers will misfuel their vehicles if intermediate ethanol (E-15 blends) are available and are less expensive than other fuels. The E-15 fuel will be less expensive because of the related subsidies.
Please use as you see fit.
Ed Klim
President,
International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association
1640 Haslett Road, Suite 170
Haslett, MI 48840
Phone: 517-339-7788
Fax: 517-339-7798
www.snowmobile.org
www.gosnowmobiling.org
EKlim@aol.com

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