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In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the price of E85 rose to nearly on par with the cost of 87 octane gasoline in many states in the United States, and was for a short time the only fuel available when gasoline was sold out, but within four weeks of Katrina, the price of E85 had fallen once more to a 20% to 35% lower cost than 87 ...
As of 2017, there were more than 21 million E85 flex-fuel vehicles in the United States, [1] up from about 11 million flex-fuel cars and light trucks in operation as of early 2013. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] The number of flex-fuel vehicles on U.S roads increased from 1.4 million in 2001, to 4.1 million in 2005, and rose to 7.3 million in 2008.
By early 2013, about 11 million E85 flex-fuel cars and light trucks were in operation, [10] [11] though actual use of E85 fuel was limited, because the ethanol fueling infrastructure was limited. [ 46 ]
In August 2008 the US average spread between the price of E85 and gasoline was 16.9%, while in Indiana was 35%, 30% in Minnesota and Wisconsin, 19% in Maryland, 12 to 15% in California, and just 3% in Utah. [58] Depending on the vehicle capabilities, the break even price of E85 usually has to be between 25 and 30% lower than gasoline. [18]
93 is widely available in the Chicago area. Elsewhere in Illinois, 93 is offered at Shell and select other stations. Many fuel stations now offer an 88-octane fuel blend that is 15% ethanol, suitable for use in some gasoline-powered automobiles from model year 2001 and newer. Indiana: 87 89 93 Iowa: 87 89 91
E85 is increasingly common in the United States, mainly in the Midwest where corn is a major crop and is the primary source material for ethanol-fuel production. As of July 1, 2014, there were more than 3,300 fuel stations that offered E85 fuel. [12] E85 as a fuel is widely used in Sweden; however, most of it is imported from Italy and Brazil.
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The United States at the end of 2007 was producing 26.9 billion litres (7 billion gallons) per year. [22] E10 or Gasohol is commonly marketed in Delaware and E85 is found in many states, particularly in the Midwest where ethanol from corn is produced locally.