You are here: U.S.: overview of gasoline policy, market and qualityRegulationsQuality specificationsGasolineAlternative gasoline
Alternative gasoline
This section reviews the regulatory avenues through which gasoline alternatives can be incorporated into the liquid Otto-fuel pool in the U.S.. The subsequent two sections describe the characteristics and properties of two such sets of alternatives to gasoline that have made some inroads into the country’s gasoline market.
Since the mid-1970s, the Clean Air Act has allowed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to broaden the definition of fuels allowed for use with Otto-cycle engines, on an unrestricted basis, via two legal instruments as follows:
    •The EPA’s authority to define fuels that are substantially similar to gasoline under section 211(f)(1B) of the CAA. This authority has enabled it to expand the definition of gasoline to include limited amounts of oxygenate
Contact us for full access
Alternative gasoline