Bill would allow EPA‑approved E85 conversion kits to expand fuel choice and cut pump prices
AB 20 46 would permit EPA‑approved E85 conversion kits in California, enabling drivers to run cheaper ethanol blends in existing vehicles; industry witnesses and the fuels coalition said the change could lower pump prices and diversify the state's fuel supply.
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Assemblymember Ransom presented AB 20 46 as a consumer‑choice bill to allow EPA‑approved E85 conversion kits that enable flex‑fuel operation in conventional vehicles. Proponents said expanding access to ethanol blends can lower pump prices, provide greenhouse‑gas benefits in some applications and diversify California’s fuel supply, which relies heavily on refined petroleum.
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