The City of Chicago is one step closer to offering more locations selling E 15 fuel. American Coalition for Ethanol Senior Vice President Ron Lamberty says the ordinance that has passed out of committee would require only stations that are already equipped to handle E 15 be required to offer it. He says by doing that there’s no additional expense to the station and no added markup at the pump.
Lamberty says Chicago has long been a leader when it comes to fuel. It was the first city in the country to ban lead in gasoline, the first to choose ethanol over MTBE in reformulated gas.
Lamberty says a final vote on the ordinance is expected this week. He says if it goes through, Chicago would then be the first city to guarantee drivers the choice of a lower cost, higher octane, clean E 15 fuel.