Ethanol in gas will not harm cars government

ALL GASOLINE at the pumps in Panama will contain ethanol starting Sunday, September 1, and the government is "confident that this additive will not cause any damage to cars " .

The statement came from Minister of Government , Jorge Ricardo Fabrega, on Friday, August 30, after a meeting with leaders of selective transport including taxis who has threatened to strike.

Fabrega said the mixture of gasoline and ethanol has been used for over 30 years and that " the Government of the Republic of Panama is not inventing warm water " .
He added that the move is part of the international commitment to environmental sustainability, and that " to the extent that we all understand the use of ethanol as an additive and not as an additional fuel we can rest easy."
The taxis and other transport carriers who had earlier announced that they would not provide service to protest the mandatory use of ethanol, withdrew the threat.
As a result of the meeting which was also attended by Director of the Transit Authority and Land Transport ( ATTT ), Roberto Moreno , and experts in the field of the use of ethanol , it was concluded that a commission will be established which will address the concerns of carriers.
The minister reaffirmed the fact that no major setbacks for the use of ethanol as a gasoline additive and that the United Nations has stressed that countries use alternative energy , and that this is a contribution “in the right direction because it will create jobs , we will use biofuel and in the end all Panamanians will realize that this additive is not going to cause any problems."