21 Kansas stations now offer e85 fuel

Kansas

Motorists who drive flexible fuel vehicles now have more opportunities to fill up with e85, 85 percent ethanol fuel. e85 can be purchased at 21 locations throughout the state. e85 is for use in flexible fuel vehicles that can operate on any of combination of gas and ethanol up to 85 percent ethanol.

The most recent stations to add e85 fuel are located in Edwardsville, Overbrook, Parsons, Garnett and Topeka.

e85 can be found at the "On the Go" Shell station at the interchange of I-435 and Woodend Road in Edwardsville, just a few miles south of Kansas City's Kansas Speedway and Legends Mall.

In Topeka, e85 is offered at the CSC #48 Conoco station located at 1531 Wanamaker Road in Topeka is just off I-470 at the Wanamaker Road exit. The station is located next to the WalMart Supercenter.

A second e85 station has opened in Garnett. Bill's Quick Stop (Conoco) is located at the junction of Highway 169 and Highway 59 on the south side of Garnett.

On Highway 56 in Overbrook, drivers can find e85 Fuel at Overbrook Gas and Convenience (BP), 403 E. 8th, on the east side of town.

In Parsons, drivers can find e85 at the Stockyard Travel Plaza, 2431 N 16th St.. This station is located near the junction of Highway 59 and Highway 400 in Parsons.

"We've increased the number of e85 stations in Kansas from 4 to 21 in less than two years," according to Kansas Corn Commission Executive Director Jere White. "Motorists with flexible fuel vehicles can travel around the state and in most cases will be able to operate on e85 fuel if they wish."

Drivers with flexible fuel vehicles are seeking out e85 stations to take advantage of this fuel that is high octane, high performance, and domestically produced. In addition to being a higher performance fuel, e85 is also selling at a significant discount to regular unleaded at the pump.

"We have seen e85 prices from 20 cents to 60 cents below regular unleaded in the past few months," White said.

E85 is a domestically-produced alternative transportation fuel for use in flexible fuel vehicles that can operate on any combination of gasoline and ethanol up to 85 percent ethanol. In addition to superior performance characteristics (over 100 octane), ethanol burns cleaner than gasoline and is a completely renewable, domestic fuel, made primarily from corn and grain sorghum. Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, Daimler Chrysler, Dodge, Nissan and Mercedes all produce flexible fuel vehicles, and auto manufacturers are now ramping up production of these vehicles. About 6 million flexible fuel vehicles are on the road today.

Increasing the availability and use of ethanol fuel in Kansas is a goal of the Kansas Corn Commission. Several more e85 stations are set to come on-line in Kansas in the next 6 months. For up-to-date information on e85 and stations that carry it visit the Kansas Ethanol Information website at www.ksgrains.com.

8/6/07

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