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E85 Cleared for Retail Sale in Florida
31 May 2006
E85 is now allowed for retail sale in the state of Florida. State fuel regulations have, until now, prohibited the sale of the 85% ethanol, 15% gasoline blend to the public. With the rules prohibiting public sale now changed, retailers must get their E85 infrastructure in place.
John Magwood, President of First Coast Biofuels, which supplies a handful of private fleets with E85 including the City of Jacksonville and Kennedy Space Center, says that Florida has about 400,000 flexible-fuel vehicles on its roads.
The National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition (NEVC) worked with the state on the rules. The organization is in the midst of a similar effort in Arizona. (Earlier post.)
At this time, there are two Federally-accessed E85 locations in Florida. They include those on the campuses of Hurlburt Air Force Base and the Kennedy Space Center.
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Posted by: gary | May 25, 2008 at 11:25 AM
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i am currently thinking of rebuilding the engine and i am considering building it to take advantage of E85 higher octane, but there arn't enough stations selling it around me( the closest one is 40 miles away). currently there only 5 stations in the entire state.
When will they get their asses moving and put more e85 pumps in. i don't understand the holdup.