"M" wrote in message
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That's just terrible. I think AOPA and EAA's lobby wasn't as
experienced or ramped up when the stupid ethanol rule went in at
California at what, 7 years ago?

California's ethanol rule expired over a year ago. California gas stations
can have any blend of ethanol they want, including zero if that is their
choice. HOWEVER, ethanol bumps the antiknock rating up by two or three
points, so they'd have to relabel their pumps down because the cracking
plants aren't going to up the octane unless they have to ... cheaper to
crack lower octane, y'know.

The whole thing sucks.

Jim