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Gasoline with 10% ethanol has been the California standard. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Study finds lower emissions from higher-ethanol gasoline

Scientists at the university’s College of Engineering Center for Environmental Research and Technology, or CE-CERT, found that increasing the ethanol content in California gasoline from the allowable 10% to 15% cut harmful vehicle emissions, including small declines in nitrogen oxides (NOx), which are a primary precursor to ground-level ozone formation, and more significant reductions in...
By David Danelski |
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