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World Biofuels
Symposium
November 13-15, 2005
Beijing, China
2nd Annual Canadian Renewable Fuels Summit
December 13-15, 2005
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hosted by:
Candadian Renewable Fuels
Association
National Biodiesel
Conference & Expo 2006
February 5-8, 2006
San Diego, California
Organizer:
National Biodiesel Board
11th Annual
National Ethanol Conference: "Policy & Marketing"
February 20-22, 2006
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Sponsored by:
Renewable Fuels Association
22nd
Annual International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo
June 20-23, 2006
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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July 13, 2000Gasoline Prices Spur Interest in E-85 Recently, gasoline price hikes in the Midwest have spurred interest in E-85, a fuel blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. Presently, E-85 is significantly less expensive but difficult to find, industry sources said.
According to fuel retailers, consumers are eager to fill their tanks with E-85. One retailer in Minnesota said demand is up by 10 to 15 percent over the last couple of months.
Bloomington, IL gasoline station owner Bill Westphal said that his E-85 sells for $1.60 a gallon compared to gasoline at almost $1.83
per gallon -- a difference of over 23 cents per gallon. In Chicago, gasoline prices soared to $2.20 per gallon, while E-85 is being sold for less than $1.80 per gallon --a difference of more than 40 cents per gallon.
The problem is finding stations that supply the blended fuel. While there are more than 50,000 flexible fuel vehicles in the Chicago area, there are only 10 places to purchase E-85.
Aside from the problem of few E-85 stations, many flexible fuel vehicle drivers are unaware that their car has the capacity. According to the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition (NEVC), there
are one million flexible fuel vehicles on the road, including all Dodge, Plymouth, and Chrysler minivans with 3.3 liter engines made after 1998 and 3-liter, V-6 Ford Ranger pickups made after
1999.
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