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Owners of flex fuel vehicles who wish to cut the nation's oil dependency will soon have less of an excuse for not filling up with ethanol.
The Department of Energy issued grants that will be used to build 167 new E85 refueling stations across the country. This will increase the number of ethanol fueling stations by nearly 18%, for a total of 1,104 stations. Yes, this is paltry compared to the number of petroleum stations, but most folks should be able to fill up within a few miles of their homes.
Flex Vehicles Can Feast on E85
Seeded on Fri Nov 10, 2006 4:12 PM EST
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Good news! Virginia appears to be getting 12 of these new E85 stations, and it's likely one will be within a few miles of our house:
Commonwealth of Virginia in Richmond, VA, will install up to 12 publicly accessible E85 fuel dispensing stations along the I-95, I-64 Crescent Corridor that passes through Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. This project will make E85 available to an estimated 15,000 public and private flex fuel vehicles. Team members include the State of Maryland, the DC Energy Office, the General Services Administration, and General Motors. Clean Cities partners include Virginia Hampton Roads, Maryland, and Metro Washington.
Note: I-95 and I-64 intersect in Richmond.
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#1 - Fri Nov 10, 2006 4:13 PM ESTHere's a blog blurb on some (hopefully) upcoming flex-fuel conversion kits for gasoline engine cars (or hybrids, in my case).
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