Governor Gavin Newsom pushes for ethanol gas blend that claims to lower prices

FRESNO, Calif. -- Governor Gavin Newsom is calling for expedited efforts that could pb to little state prices successful California.

The directive issued Friday calls connected The California Air Resources Board to survey the implementation of accrued ethanol blending successful gas.

AAA shows state prices successful California are astir a $1.50 higher than the U.S. average.

The Governor's Office claims this could assistance to little prices up to 20 cents per gallon.

According to a study by the University of California, Berkeley and the U.S. Naval Academy, the blending would person small to nary interaction connected the environment.

However, the survey says changes whitethorn beryllium needed for the manufacture and existent infrastructure.