One of the keys, however, for reaching those targets is to have clean sulfur-free fuels. EPA's expected proposal is similar to a plan the Alliance formulated. We do need some flexibility in the EPA timing to allow for the invention of the technologies required to meet the standards EPA has in mind, with a study in 2004 on the feasibility of meeting the targets. A key to the new technologies is clean sulfur-free fuels from the oil companies to enable the new emissions control systems to work effectively.
Experience shows that lower sulfur fuels in California have had positive results.
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