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I don't know. This is actually one area where the refining industry wants federal regulation: they would vastly prefer to deal with a single set of standards f
by saryant 13y ago
I don't know.
This is actually one area where the refining industry wants federal regulation: they would vastly prefer to deal with a single set of standards for the whole country than tailoring individual plants to 50 different standards.
- maxerickson 13y agoThere are minimum federal standards: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/fuels/gasolinefuels/rfg/areas.htm http://www.epa.gov/otaq/fuels/gasolinefuels/rfg/areas.htm So the state specific requirements only really matter if they exceed the federal standards. It's pretty likely that reformulated gasoline is effective in reducing smog (I think CO is the big target).
- saryant 13y ago> So the state specific requirements only really matter if they exceed the federal standards. Which is exactly the case in California, hence the higher prices.
- maxerickson 13y agoTo a large extent, I was replying to your wording. There is federal regulation. I was probably over-reading.