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20th April 2020

Increasing ethanol content in petrol – an update on the story so far, which affects many more recent models as well as classics – by Dave Moss. (Photographs used in the main text by Kim Henson). What's happened so far... In July 2018, the Government published a consultation and call for evidence along with proposals on changes relating to the future supply and sale of petrol containing ethanol. … [Read more...]

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