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American Motorcyclist Association Opposes Planned E15 Waiver

American Motorcyclist Association Opposes Planned E15 Waiver

The waiver would allow for summertime E15 gasoline sales and potentially weaken already inadequate labeling standards

PICKERINGTON, OH – April 18, 2022 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –  The American Motorcyclist Association strongly opposes the emergency waiver to allow summertime sales of E15 recently announced by the Biden administration, along with any attempt to weaken the already inadequate labeling standards at the pump that puts motorcyclists at risk of misfuelling.

None of the estimated 22 million motorcycles and ATVs in use in this country is certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to use fuel containing more than 10 percent ethanol by volume. E15, which contains 15 percent ethanol, is in fact illegal to use in motorcycles, boat engines, lawn mowers, chainsaws and other outdoor power equipment products.

“E15 has been shown to damage carbureted and fuel-injected motorcycles, reduce gas mileage and decrease shelf life of the gasoline,” said AMA…

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