Keep your enemies closer
Source: BY MATTHEW CHOI, Politico • Posted: Tuesday, January 25, 2022
The lawmakers represent states home to both the petroleum and ethanol industries, and were led by Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) and Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas). They wrote the executive order “overlooks” high-octane liquid fuels’ ability to increase the transportation sector’s efficiency, and pointed to the contributions to security and sustainability from clean liquid motor fuels like ethanol and renewable diesel. The order, they added, undermines national security since the build out of electric vehicles will rely on critical minerals largely sourced from China or countries where China has significant influence.
The joining of forces of the liquid fuels supply chain comes as the Biden administration faces looming decisions about the future of the RFS and the role power generation for electric vehicles can play. Congress only set statutory biofuel blending volumes through 2022, leaving EPA tasked with setting the volumes for the future of the program for 2023 and beyond.