Proposed 5th Edition Worldwide Fuel Charter
On behalf of the Worldwide Fuel Charter Committee and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers we are inviting open public comment on the proposed new 5th edition of the Worldwide Fuel Charter (WWFC5). The Proposed WWFC5 provides automaker and engine manufacturer proposed recommendations for the quality of market gasoline and diesel fuel.
We invite your comments on this proposal to be submitted by February 28, 2013.
This proposed new edition differs from the 4th Edition, published in 2006, in several substantive respects as well as numerous editorial revisions. Most noticeable will be the new Category 5, which the Committee adopted to distinguish markets with highly advanced requirements for fuel efficiency as well as for emission control. The document also updates and expands the references to biofuels in recognition of the importance of these new blending components. Importantly, the test method and limit for Trace Metals have been updated
The original WWFC was first produced in 1998 to help promote greater understanding of the fuel quality requirements of motor vehicle and engine technologies and the need to harmonize and improve fuel quality worldwide according to these engine and vehicle requirements. As with all the information products of the Worldwide Fuel Charter Committee, these proposed recommendations aim to benefit consumers, simplify fuel markets, facilitate international trade, and help governments meet public policy goals.
We encourage you to forward this document to your members, colleagues and other interested parties and look forward to receiving your comments on this proposal.
Please send your comments to project coordinator Ellen Shapiro at amicuspolicygroup@gmail.com, before COB February 28, 2013. The WWFC Committee will produce a Response to Comments and a final version of the WWFC5 after reviewing any comments received.
Thank you for your ongoing interest in fuel quality.