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U.S. EPA Proposes Draft Guidance on E85 Flexible Fuel Vehicle Weighting Factor for GHG Emissions

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued draft guidance to automobile manufacturers for weighting the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of Model Year 2016 to 2019 flexible fuel vehicles operating on E85 against vehicles operating on conventional gasoline. The new guidance would assist manufacturers in ensuring compliance with EPA’s light-duty GHG emissions standards. For more information, refer to the draft guidance in the Federal Register.

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Jurisdiction: Federal

Agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Enacted: Mar 22, 2013

Technologies: Ethanol

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