Lawmakers urge caution on mandating flex-fuel vehicles

Washington — Six lawmakers urged the Energy Department to scale back plans to boost the number of vehicles that can run on a blend of mostly biofuel.

The lawmakers sent a letter to the Energy Department saying that mandating that all vehicles be capable of running on E85, which is 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, is a bad idea. Their protest came in response to a speech last month by Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who told an audience in Iowa that the Obama administration was considering requiring all vehicles to be able to run on E85.

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