Filed under: Ethanol, Flex-Fuel
$3 Gasoline driving more people to seek out E85 pumps
As gasoline prices across the US continue their inexorable climb back up to the $3 a gallon level and beyond, some of the millions of people who have bought flex-fuel vehicles over the past decade are finally starting to use the flexibility at their disposal. Until recently E85 ethanol pumps were pretty hard to find almost anywhere in the United States. According to the Department of Energy there are now over 900 E85 filling locations around the country. As the price differential to gasoline increases the reduced fuel mileage of E85 becomes less of an issue and ethanol becomes more attractive to drivers at least.
[Source: Detroit News]
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churro 10:13PM (4/09/2007)
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Jimmy 1:01AM (4/10/2007)
Biofuels like E85 are the most realistic way to replace petroleum. It is great that people are motivated to explore their fuel options.
We need more flex-fuel and diesel vehicles on the road very soon, so we can take full advantage of the explosion of new biofuel production methods.
Oh, and the NEVC estimates there are 1100 - 1200 E85 stations in the US at present.
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spdracerut 11:46AM (4/10/2007)
For those of you that haven't already figured this out, there is no 'one' solution to the oil/gas issue.
E85 is just one way to partially reduce this countries oil consumption.
Also, many performance enthuesiests with turbocharged cars are VERY interested in E85. Many have already converted their cars to run E85. The reason? It's like cheap race gas.
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MikeW 1:00PM (4/10/2007)
Regular is almost $3 around here, and E70/85 is only 50 cents cheaper.
In the corn belt.
If the mileage reduction is ~25% on E85 & ~20% on E70 it will still cost more to operate the vehicle.
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Kevin 11:52AM (4/14/2007)
Here in Maryland, we are blessed with I think 4 E85 pumps. Wow!. Anyway, the only one near me is priced at $3.99/gallon. It is next to a government facility, and they have a mandate to use E85 in most of their vehicles. I guess we won't have readonably priced E85 until someone like WalMart gets it at their stations.
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