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Nation’s 1,000th E85 Station is in Minnesota
Saint Paul, Minn. – (October 6, 2006) – According to the National Ethanol Vehicle
Coalition, the nation’s 1,000th station selling the alternative fuel E85 is a Cenex station
at 320 3rd Street NW in Bemidji, a city of 13,000 in northern Minnesota.
"Frankly, we have had so many stations opening lately that determining which is the 1000th
E85 outlet in the United States is a challenge," said Tim Gerlach of the Minnesota E85 Team,
a public/private partnership that promotes E85 use in the state. "It is terrific to recognize
Bemidji, but it might have just as easily been a Holiday in St. Louis Park or a Kwik Trip in
Rochester or a Spur in Duluth. All are important and none more so than the next. In
Minnesota, many flex-fuel vehicle owners now have a station near where they live or work, and
that's really boosting sales."
Minnesota has nearly 300 E85 outlets, more than any other state or province in North America.
Minnesota drivers are also the nation’s leading users of E85, buying an estimated 2.3 million
gallons in August 2006 and expected to buy 20 million gallons by the end of the year.
E85, designed for use in flex-fuel vehicles, is a blend of up to 85 percent ethanol and just
15 percent gasoline. Like gasoline, the price of E85 varies, but in Minnesota the high-octane
fuel is typically less expensive than 87-octane regular gasoline, according the American Lung
Association of Minnesota spokesperson Robert Moffitt.
"Next Thursday in Mankato, E85 will be even less expensive – 99 cents a gallon," Moffitt said.
"The Holiday Station at 1901 Adams is celebrating an international clean fuel event called the
AFV Day Odyssey by offering E85 for less than a buck from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. on October 12."
The American Lung Association of Minnesota maintains a website that lists all of the vehicles
that can use E85 and the locations of all stations in the state that sell the largely renewable
fuel: www.cleanairchoice.org. For more information about E85 sold outside of Minnesota, visit
www.E85fuel.com.
CONTACT:
Robert Moffitt - Cell:(651) 269-7561
Communications Manager
American Lung Association of Minnesota
robert.moffitt@alamn.org
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