To heck with the Congress! We’re the EPA gods!!! The Federal “government” is out of control.
The current standard for sulfur in gasoline is 30 parts per million, already a very small amount in the product. If it must be refined to end up to only 10 ppm, the process becomes very costly as driving an already low number to an even lower number involves the law of diminishing returns, it’s harder to wring more water out of the sponge when it’s already been wrung hard. The cost is born by the consumer and we already find high gas prices are hard on our wallets and hard on the economy.
These clean air nuts are on a religious mission and do not care that when you tinker with energy matters you affect jobs, the overall economy and each individual consumer. Meanwhile China allows its refiners to make much dirtier gas and diesel for internal use as its economy and ability to produce is the main point of that government.
Like ethanol, it will probably reduce millage, be harder on engines, and not runnable in small engines.
Guess the feds are ready to offer a higher discount on the Volt cars again.
The or else plan in in effect.