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RFAは、E15ガソリンの全国的な通年販売を議会に働きかけている。

-- 再生可能燃料協会(RFA)は、E15ガソリンの全国通年販売を認める法案が議会でまだ採決されていないことを受け、議員らに約束を守るよう強く求めた。 RFAは水曜日に議員宛ての書簡で、下院E15地方国内エネルギー評議会がE15の全国通年販売を恒久的に認める法案を提出する期限からほぼ2か月が経過したことを改めて指摘した。 E15は、大気汚染規制のため通常は夏季には販売されないガソリンである。 先月、環境保護庁(EPA)と米国エネルギー省は、E15の全国販売を認め、10%エタノール混合ガソリンであるE10の全国販売に対する連邦政府のあらゆる障害を取り除くため、一時的な緊急燃料免除措置を発令した。 「下院と上院が再開し、ガソリン価格が過去最高値付近で推移している今、私たちは議会に対し、約束を守り、低価格のE15を年間を通して利用できる法案を速やかに可決するよう改めて求めます」と、RFA(農村燃料協会)のジェフ・クーパー会長兼CEOは述べました。 「過去50年近くで最悪の経済状況に直面しているアメリカの農家、そして過去1ヶ月でガソリン価格が1ガロンあたり1ドル以上も高騰したアメリカの勤労世帯にとって、これほど重大な局面はありません」とクーパー氏は付け加えました。 さらにクーパー氏は、2025年には全米のE15販売量が23%増加し、過去最高を記録したと強調しました。アイオワ州ではE15販売量が60%増加し、記録を更新しました。 加えて、3月に実施された全米世論調査では、ガソリン価格を下げるためにE15の普及拡大を支持する声が圧倒的に多いことが示されました。 E15は現在、全米3,000ヶ所以上のガソリンスタンドで提供されています。

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