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Merrill Lynch says ethanol blending reduces gas prices 45 cents per gallon

April 2, 2008

A Merrill Lynch study estimated that U.S. gas prices would be 45 cents per gallon higher without the effect of ethanol blending, confirming a similar finding from the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council last summer.

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    Written by Jim Lane · Filed Under Research 

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