Ford's answers to the NHTSA 6.7 Investigation

Whether you like it or not, biofuels (or contaminants) are flooding ito the supply:

USA
The EPA proposes to mandate the blending of 15.2 billion gallons of renewable fuel into the US fuel supply in 2012, and increased the proposed mandate for advanced biofuels by 48 percent, to 2 billion gallons. The agency recently released its proposal for 2012 requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard:

Biomass-based diesel (1.0 billion gallons; 0.91 percent)

Advanced biofuels (2.0 billion gallons; 1.21 percent)
Cellulosic biofuels (3.45 – 12.9 million gallons; 0.002 – 0.010 percent)
Total renewable fuels (15.2 billion gallons; 9.21 percent)

Overall, the US is moving towards a 36 billion gallon biofuels target by 2022.

Minnesota

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty signed a bill on May 12, 2008, that will require all diesel fuel sold in the state for use in internal compression engines to contain at least 20% biodiesel by May 1, 2015.

In March 2002, the Minnesota State Legislature passed a bill which mandated that all diesel sold in the state must contain at least 2% biodiesel. The requirement took effect on June 30, 2005, and was the first biodiesel mandate in the US.
Washington State

In March 2006, Washington became the second state to pass a 2% biodiesel mandate, with a start-date set for December 1, 200

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel_in_the_United_States#By_State




The real scary --- it is way higher elsewhere:


http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2011/07/21/biofuels-mandates-around-the-world/

EDIT: INFORMATION BELOW DID NOT PASS VALIDATION.

Manitoba checked apparently is at 2 percent biodiesel blend.

But they are claiming it is completely safe!!!!!



Canada
Canada has a Renewable Fuel Standard featuring E5 ethanol, and B2 biodiesel. Canada introduced the 2 percent biodiesel mandate as of July 1, and he Canadian Renewable Fuels Association and the Canadian Truckers Alliance are locked in a tit-for-tat debate over it. The CTA is claiming that the mandate will push diesel prices higher and that biodiesel is bad for some engines. On the other hand, the CRFA claims price increases would be unnoticeable over a 25-year period and that engines have shown better performance under state testing than with fossil diesel. Four provinces have individual provincial mandates, up to E8.5.

Also, the national government released its final regulations for its 5 percent ethanol mandate. The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association said that an assessment conducted by econometric firm Doyletech Corporation concluded that, “the grand total of the annual positive economic impact of renewable fuels is $2.013 billion.”

Table 1: Legislated Provincial Renewable Fuel Mandates for Gasoline

Province


Regulated Level1

Implementation Timeframe

British Columbia

5%

By 2010


Saskatchewan

7.5%

In 2007


Manitoba

8.5%

In 2008


Ontario

5%

In 2007

Source: Canada West Foundation (February 2008), Building on Our Strengths — An Inventory of Current Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Climate Change Policies.