A recent survey by AAA finds a strong likelihood of consumer confusion and the potential for voided warranties and engine damage as a result of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent approval of E15 gasoline. An overwhelming 95 percent of consumers surveyed have not heard of E15, a gasoline blend that contains up to 15 percent ethanol. There are currently no marine engines designed to run reliably on E15. However, most marine engines can run reliably on E10.With little consumer knowledge about E15 and less than five percent of cars on the road approved by automakers to use the fuel, AAA has joined the National Marine Manufacturers Association in urging regulators and the industry to stop the sale of E15 until drivers and boat owners are better protected. Only about 12 million out of the more than 240 million ...![Sport Fishing Mag]()
