Ultimately, wider use of clean air fuels will reduce vehicle emissions and lessen the negative impact on our environment and human health from harmful emissions. CAFE will test and recognize any Minnesota clean air fuels that meet or exceed the proposed EPA standards. The CAFE Initiative will create an education and awareness campaign for cleaner fuels and new vehicle technologies that are now available to the general public. In the past decade, the Twin Cities population has grown by more than 285,000. With this influx of people come more vehicles, more miles traveled and more tailpipe emissions.
Studies show that automobiles are a major source of air pollution.
We applaud Koch Petroleum for their support of CAFE and for introducing Minnesota's first low sulfur regular grade gasoline. Consumers can now make a choice about clean air at the fuel pump. Today, U.S. gasoline sulfur content averages more than 340 ppm. Sulfur in gasoline reduces the performance of an automobile's catalytic converter, which absorbs pollutants before they are emitted from the tailpipe. We are looking forward to promoting clean air choices throughout the Twin Cities.