New California Law Allows Gas With More Ethanol to Prevent Price Spikes

A new blend of up to 15 percent ethanol could save the state’s drivers an estimated $2.7 billion each year, one study found.

A gas station in Los Angeles on March 24, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill temporarily allowing a new gasoline blend to be sold in the state to avoid future gasoline price spikes as two refineries in the state prepare to close, he announced on Oct. 2.

“Thanks to our work with the Legislature, we have averted billions of dollars in higher costs at the pump by avoiding the kinds of severe gasoline price spikes we saw a few years ago,” Newsom said in a statement.