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Cheaper gas alternative coming to California — sort of

Nypost · · 506 words · By Benjamin Brown
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Cheaper gas alternative coming to California — sort of See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on GoogleIn response to California having the highest gas prices in the country, state lawmakers have approved a bill that would lift regulations around E85 converter kits, devices allowing cars to run on a cheaper ethanol-gas blend.

Common ground

Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom, who authored Assembly Bill 2046, dubbed “The Access to Affordable Gas Act,” would lift the current restriction on the conversion kits and provide “families greater flexibility and more affordable choices at the pump.” “E85, a…

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Glittering Generalities: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Claim 1: “E85... provides 20%-30% fewer miles per gallon”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 2: “California having the highest gas prices in the country”
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Multiple cross-references from the New York Post confirm that California has the highest gas prices in the country.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — California has the highest gas prices in the Country.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/11/opinion/trump-shows-gavin-news…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — California leads the nation in the average price per gallon of regular gas
https://nypost.com/2026/05/02/us-news/californias-population…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Californians are also getting hammered at the pump, with regular unleaded averaging a jaw-dropping $6.15 a gallon, the highest price in the nation.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/13/us-news/inflation-guru-who-was…
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Claim 3: “state lawmakers have approved a bill that would lift regulations around E85 converter kits”
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Multiple web search results from different sources (CalMatters, New York Post, and other news reports) confirm that California lawmakers approved a bill to lift/ease restrictions on E85 conversion kits.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Several common ethanol fuel mixtures are in use around the world. The use of pure hydrous or anhydrous ethanol in internal combustion engines (ICEs) is only possible if the engines are designed or mod…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_ethanol_fuel_mixtures
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A flexible-fuel vehicle (FFV) or dual-fuel vehicle (colloquially called a flex-fuel vehicle) is an alternative fuel vehicle with an internal combustion engine designed to run on more than one fuel, us…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexible-fuel_vehicle
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The California Energy Commission, formally the Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission, is the primary energy policy and planning agency for California. Created in 1974 and headquarte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Energy_Commission
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Claim 4: “would exempt E85 manufacturers from having to get approval by the California Air Resources Board while leaving in place the federal certification process”
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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant (discussing computer assembly language and churches) and do not mention the specific regulatory exemptions of AB 2046.
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web search NEUTRAL — Assembly language is often specific to a particular computer architecture so there are multiple types of assembly languages. ARM is an increasingly popular assembly language.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assembly_language
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · The meaning of ASSEMBLY is a company of persons gathered for deliberation and legislation, worship, or entertainment. How to use assembly in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assembly
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 7, 2026 · Gospel Assembly Church is a pentecostal, non-denominational church located in Urbandale, Iowa.We believe that the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments, was...
https://www.youtube.com/@gospelassemblychurch-desmoines
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Claim 5: “allows drivers to fill their cars with both gasoline and E85”
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Multiple sources, including eFlexFuel and CalMatters, confirm that these kits allow vehicles to run on both gasoline and E85 fuel.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 21, 2026 ... ... let drivers convert their cars to run on both gasoline and E85 fuel. E85 is a blend of up to 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline; the share of ...
https://calmatters.org/environment/2026/05/gas-prices-e85-co…
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web search NEUTRAL — eFlexFuel E85 flex fuel conversion kits let your vehicle to run on high-octane American E85 fuel.
https://eflexfuel.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooksEo_QHbDadRyTMyxuuyQy…
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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 3, 2023 ... Running on e85 vs gasoline has some benefits like lower fuel prices ... run wires and install E85 ECU 27:54 Starting her up for the ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo2jZjG1XA8
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Claim 6: “The kits cost around $800 and can be installed at home”
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The provided evidence for this claim discusses 800-volt EVs and solar batteries, not the cost or installation of E85 converter kits.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ethanol is quite a bit additional corrosive than gasoline, which could lead to engine complications. Troubles of items like vapor lock, flame visibility, and cold commences have experts worried. The m…
https://e85converter64.wordpress.com/2011/05/05/e85-converte…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shifting to an 800-volt architecture is not a matter of simply connecting batteries to get a voltage of 800 volts; this operating voltage is a key parameter for designing all other high-voltage device…
https://www.engineering.com/high-voltage-vehicles-why-800-vo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Installation complexity. The cost of installing a brand new solar battery in your home is going to be different from retrofitting an existing solar system.After installing the electric battery, the re…
https://www.checkatrade.com/blog/cost-guides/solar-battery-s…
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Claim 7: “California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard rating it a better alternative to gasoline”
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Claim 8: “The bill, which passed the Assembly on a 72-0 vote”
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The provided evidence mentions the bill and the Assemblymember, but does not contain the specific vote count (72-0) to verify the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 California State Assembly election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, with the primary election being held on March 5, 2024. All of the seats of the California State Assembly were elected…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_California_State_Assembly…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — California's State Assembly districts are numbered 1st through 80th, generally in north-to-south order. The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. The Assemb…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Assembly_dist…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 California State Assembly election was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, with the primary election being held on June 7, 2022. All of the seats of the California State Assembly were elected …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_California_State_Assembly…
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Claim 9: “selling for approximately $2 less per gallon in past price hikes”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute the specific price difference of $2 per gallon.
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Claim 10: “The ethanol-blend fuel is largely made from Midwest corn”
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Wikipedia confirms that E85 is an ethanol fuel blend and that the United States is a primary producer, with ethanol typically derived from corn in the US.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 6, 2026 · Why Does E85 Make More Power Than Pump Gas? The three main reasons enthusiasts turn to E85 over pump gas are the increase in octane rating, the cooling effect, and the cost factor.
https://www.hotrod.com/how-to/what-is-e85-fuel-and-why-does-…
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web search NEUTRAL — E85 is an abbreviation typically referring to an ethanol fuel blend of 85% ethanol fuel and 15% gasoline or other hydrocarbon by volume. In the United States, the exact ratio of fuel ethanol to hydroc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E85
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web search NEUTRAL — Find E85 gas near you at 4,950+ flex fuel stations nationwide. Real-time map, state-by-state coverage, and route planning for FFV drivers.
https://e85gasfinder.com/
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Claim 11: “California remains the only state that prohibits the use of proven US EPA approved E85 conversion kits”
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Multiple web search results explicitly state that California remains the only state prohibiting the use of EPA-approved E85 conversion kits.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Several common ethanol fuel mixtures are in use around the world. The use of pure hydrous or anhydrous ethanol in internal combustion engines (ICEs) is only possible if the engines are designed or mod…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_ethanol_fuel_mixtures
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The world's top ethanol fuel producers in 2011 were the United States with 13.9 billion U.S. liquid gallons (bg) (52.6 billion liters) and Brazil with 5.6 bg (21.1 billion liters), accounting together…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_by_country
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States became the world's largest producer of ethanol fuel in 2005. The U.S. produced 15.8 billion U.S. liquid gallons of ethanol fuel in 2019, up from 13.9 billion gallons (52.6 billion li…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel_in_the_United_Sta…
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Claim 12: “Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom, who authored Assembly Bill 2046, dubbed “The Access to Affordable Gas Act””
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While web results confirm Rhodesia Ransom is an Assemblymember, the specific authorship of AB 2046 and its title 'The Access to Affordable Gas Act' is not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence; only general mentions of the bill exist.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 California State Assembly election will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, with the primary election being held on June 2, 2026. All of the seats of the California State Assembly will be e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_California_State_Assembly…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature (the upper house being the California State Senate). The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the Cal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_State_Assembly
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 California State Assembly election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, with the primary election being held on March 5, 2024. All of the seats of the California State Assembly were elected…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_California_State_Assembly…
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Claim 13: “As of Tuesday, gas prices in California hovered around $6.11 per gallon, more than a $1.50 above the national average at $4.49”
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Claim 14: “only about 3% of the state’s 15,000 fuel stations sell the ethanol-blend”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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