NATSO, representing truck stops and travel plazas, SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) urged EPA to authorize the summertime sale E15 to ensure consistent gasoline supply and lower fuel prices for American consumers during the summer driving season. The groups, which collectively represent 90% of U.S. motor fuel sales, wrote in a letter to EPA that high inflation coupled with lingering supply chain disruptions and continued geopolitical unrest have created a volatile fuel supply market that is unlikely to change in coming months.
“Total gasoline inventories are lower today than they were last year when EPA issued waivers to address the nation’s fuel supply,” the organizations wrote. “None of these trends appear likely to dissipate in the coming months. This will result in continued, increasing pressure on transportation fuel markets that will make it challenging to ensure consistent gasoline supply across the nation.”