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California Bans Gasoline Additive MTBE, Replaces with Corn-Based Ethanol.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, January, 2004
By Tim Moran, The Modesto Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jan. 3--The gasoline additive MTBE was banished from the Golden State as of Thursday, replaced with corn-based ethanol.
Despite the dire predictions of shortages and price spikes as gasoline producers struggled to bring ethanol into California from the Midwest, the switch has so far been invisible to the consumer.
"We have no problems with supply at this point," said Chris Davis, a spokesman for the California Energy Commission. "So far, so good."
Cynthia Harris, a spokeswoman for the American Automobile Association of Northern California, agreed. "As of yet, there are no significant shortages," she reported. "The situation is being monitored quite...
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