Ethanol Facts

1. Ethanol blended fuels represent more than 12% of the U.S. motor gasoline sales.

2. Ethanol is widely marketed across the country as a high octane enhancer and oxygenate that reduces air pollution and improves automobile performance.

3. Ethanol production reduces our energy Imports and exports our supplies of transportation fuel, thereby reducing overall gasoline prices and benefiting consumers.

4. Ethanol blends up to 10% are approved under the warranties of all the major auto manufactures, domestic and foreign, marketing in the U.S.

5. 80% of all revenue generated by an ethanol facility is spent within a 50 mile radius of the plant, thereby creating substantial pockets of rural economic development.