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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 ...
Many stations will offer "Super Unleaded" 87 that contains 10% ethanol and a more expensive "Unleaded" 87 with no ethanol. 93 is available at select Kum & Go and Murphy USA / Walmart locations. Kansas: 87 89 91 All BP Stations offer 93 octane gasoline Kentucky: 87 [5] 89 93 Louisiana: 87 89 93 Maine: 87 89 91 without ethanol 93 with ethanol
In the United States, to realize equivalent fuel economy at the pump with an FFV, the price of E85 must be much lower than gasoline. E85 was at least 20% less expensive in most areas as recently as 2011. In one US test, a 2007 Chevy Tahoe FFV averaged 18.3 MPG (U.S. gallons) for gasoline and 13.5 MPG for E85, 26.5% worse than gasoline.
The world's top ethanol fuel producer in 2010 was the United States with 13.2 billion U.S. gallons (49.95 billion liters) representing 57.5% of global production, followed by Brazil with 6.92 billion U.S. gallons (26.19 billion liters), and together both countries accounted for 88% of the world production of 22.95 billion U.S. gallons (86.85 ...
As of early November 2010, the US average spread between the price of E85 and gasoline was 13.4%, while in Indiana was 10.1%, in Minnesota 20.3%, 18.3% in Wisconsin, just 2% in Maryland, 16.3% in California, and 7% in Utah. [25] Depending on the vehicle capabilities, the break even price of E85 has to be between 25 and 30% lower than gasoline. [3]
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Thailand introduced E85 fuel by the end of 2008, and by mid-2010, only four E85 filling stations were available, with plans to expand to 15 stations by 2012. [ 109 ] A major restriction hampering sales of E85 flex vehicles or fuelling with E85, is the limited infrastructure available to sell E85 to the public, as by 2014 only 2 percent of motor ...
Ford, [2] GM, [3] and Chrysler [4] offer the following vehicles in the US that use E85 (different models are available outside the US, depending on the country). E85 FlexFuel Chevrolet HHR LS 2009 (USA). E85 FlexFuel Chevrolet Impala LT 2009 (USA). U.S. E85 FlexFuel Chevrolet Tahoe. Ford E85 Flexfuel E-250 van.