§ 1065.725 - High-level ethanol-gasoline blends.

§ 1065.725 High-level ethanol-gasoline blends.

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Link to an amendment published at 85 FR 78468, Dec. 4, 2020.

For testing vehicles capable of operating on a high-level ethanol-gasoline blend, create a test fuel as follows:

(a) Add ethanol to an E10 fuel meeting the specifications described in § 1065.710 until the ethanol content of the blended fuel is between 80 and 83 volume %.

(b) You may alternatively add ethanol to a gasoline base fuel with no ethanol if you can demonstrate that such a base fuel blended with the proper amount of ethanol would meet all the specifications for E10 test fuel described in § 1065.710, other than the ethanol content.

(c) The ethanol used for blending must be either denatured fuel ethanol meeting the specifications in 40 CFR 801090.1610270, or fuel-grade ethanol with no denaturant. Account for the volume of any denaturant when calculating volumetric percentages.

(d) The blended test fuel must have a dry vapor pressure equivalent between 41.5 and 45.1 kPa (6.0 and 6.5 psi) when measured using the procedure specified in § 1065.710. You may add commercial grade butane as needed to meet this specification.

[79 FR 23811, Apr. 28, 2014, as amended at 85 FR 78468, Dec. 4, 2020]