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Germany Reverses Decision on E10 Blending Obligation
Posted on April 07, 2008
The German government has reversed policy and decided not to make E10 blends mandatory in the country next year on fears it would damage older cars and drive up fuel costs.The signal came from environment minister Sigmar Gabriel told a news conference in Berlin on Wednesday.A spokesperson for German biofuels association VDB told New Energy Finance that Germany would retain the current 3% ethanol blending obligation (2% by energy content).Ulrich Becker, vice president of the ADAC German Automobile Association, was quoted on his website saying that 3m cars in the country were not suited to run o...
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