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High blend ethanol fuel gets more attention with high gas prices

April 25, 2005 By admin

As prices for crude oil and gasoline remain at or near historically high levels, ethanol made from Iowa corn looks better all the time. Christi VanderVoort is Iowa coordinator for a group that promotes the high-ethanol blend known as “E-85.” There are 18 stations selling it right now in Iowa, and 11 “pending,” she says, adding she gets calls from co-ops, band-name gas station owners and independent operators all asking about getting E-85 because their customers are asking about it. Vander Voort says a lot of cars and trucks on the road today are ready to burn the high-ethanol blend, and the owners might not even know it. They’re called “flexible-fuel vehicles,” and come straight from the manufacturer ready to burn regular gas, E-85, or any fuel mixture up to 85-percent ethanol. There are several ways to find out if you’re already driving a flexible-fuel vehicle. Call the dealership where you bought the vehicle, check the owner’s manual, look for a sticker inside the fuel door, or visit the E-85 website. The group’s website, www-dot-E85-dot-com, has a list showing how your Vehicle Identification, or VIN number, tells whether the vehicle can burn the high-ethanol fuel. Ethanol’s not going to go away, she points out. Iowans know that the renewable product starts with corn, she says…and Iowa’s not only the nation’s number-one corn producing state, she says it’s now the number-one producer of ethanol. All around it’s a good deal, because we can keep our corn in the state and build a market for the ethanol made from it. For locations near you that sell E-85, see the group’s website, e85fuel-dot-com.

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Filed Under: Agriculture Tagged With: Corn & Soybeans, Ethanol, Transportation

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