EPA dictates that minimum gas purchases must exceed 4 gallons

[rambone]

The EPA has dictated, without any new law passed by Congress, that gas stations may not sell less than 4 gallons of gasoline per customer. As I write this, the minimum price you will pay at the pump, according to this rule, will be around $16.00.

Aside from just being a dictatorial move from an out-of-control bureaucracy, this complicates the lives of people with only a few dollars in their pockets, people on motorcycles and scooters with small gas tanks, and people trying to fill up a small portable gas tank for their lawnmower.

EPA's four-gallon minimum mandate


Clarification: Applies to ETHANOL E15 gas only.

 

[shibumiseeker]

You are getting slow in your old age:

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/general_political_discussion/229004-you_must_buy_4_gallons_of_gas.html

 

[downzero]

Just out of curiosity, is this being reported anywhere else? I'd like to read something that had the details rather than just a rant.

No doubt that the administrative agencies have been running off the rails for at least 70 years, but I'd rather see the regulation for myself rather than read a rant from a Republican Congressman.

 

[rambone]

EPA Mandates Motorists Buy At Least 4 Gallons of Gas at Ethanol-15 Pumps

The EPA’s 4 Gallon Minimum Fuel Requirement

 

[lucky4034]

People on Mopeds and motorcyclists with small tanks are screwed.

My motorcycle tank is about 5gallons... 1 gallon sits in the reserve tank which means I will basically have to run the bike until it runs out of gas... (at which point I will have to switch to the reserve tank)... And then run it on reserve for a little bit to free up 4 gallons of space in my tank....

WTF?

 

[Rookie]

How could they possibly enforce that at a pay before you pump?

 

[rambone]

Clarification: This applies to Ethanol E15 gas only.

 

[ATOMonkey]

Isn't all gasoline E15 or is it E10?

Why apply it to a little used blend?

Political grandstanding?

Baby steps?

 

[ATOMonkey]

How could they possibly enforce that at a pay before you pump?

pump doesn't shut off. You'll just have to pump it onto the ground.

 

[rockhopper46038]

EPA CAN KISS MY ASS.

 

[Rookie]

pump doesn't shut off. You'll just have to pump it onto the ground.

There's a fire and lawsuit waiting to happen.

 

[rockhopper46038]

And while I do feel strongly about it, I did not intend to caps lock y'all.

 

[ATOMonkey]

There's a fire and lawsuit waiting to happen.

Just put a bucket next to all the pumps for the extra gas.

 

[Rookie]

Nah, i'd rather pollute the water table. Take that EPA!

 

[Baditude]

Well thats what you get for using the craptastic E85 gas / ethanol any way

 

[jedi]

There's a fire and lawsuit waiting to happen.

The Supreme Court will just say the .gov can impose the "tax" (ie. extra gas you don't need) and call it a day. After all, the .gov can tax you for a stamp before you can have a rifle with an arbituray barrel lenght, and tax you to have health insurance.

So another tax is no big deal, right?

 

[lucky4034]

Nah, i'd rather pollute the water table. Take that EPA!

Thats the answer... everyone just pump the left overs onto the ground.

 

[Llamaguy]

I guess I'll just pour the extra gallon on the ground considering motorcycles only hold around 3-3.3 gallons. Bunch of ****tards.

 

[eldirector]

Guess I'll just pour out a little (gasoline and alcohol) for my homies:

 

[pirate]

I just hate how some stations stop pumping at $75.00. It usually takes about $110 to fill up.