Re: Why is the supply of E85 fuel so tightly controlled?

Albm&ctd <alb_mandctdNOWMD@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:

>Probably because E85 will toasr any engine not made to run on it. 

That's probably true with just about all existing vehicles, but it's not
really a sensible reason to make it 'illegal' to buy without being
'registered' with the Federal government. 8-)

Playing devil's advocate for a moment... If there were no special
deals/arrangements in place, there would be no reason to restrict it's
sale.
If the 'offset' for the excise doesn't constitute a 'special arrangement',
then I wonder what does.

If someone was silly enough to put it in an vehicle not designed to run on
it, that would be in the same league as trying to run a petrol engine on
diesel, or vice-versa.

Clearly there is some sort of liability protection going on or there'd be
no
reason to use a 'prohibition order' style of control mechanism to regulate
end-user supply.

Craig.
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