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Aurora, NE
– E85, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent
gasoline, will be available at the Aurora Cooperative
Service Center today from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. for 85
cents per gallon. The promotion is part of the Grand
Opening celebration of their second E85 pump which is
located at 1318 M Street in Aurora, Nebraska.
“We are excited about bringing another E85 location to
Nebraska,” said Brett Faber of Aurora Cooperative. “We
feel it is important to support the local economy, and I
can't think of a better way than to promote a fuel made
practically in our own backyard from crops of our local
producers.”
E85 is primarily made from the bi-products of corn. The
fuel is clean burning, renewable and has an octane rating
of 105. It can be used in about 3.5 million flexible-fuel
vehicles (FFVs) on American roads. FFVs, or vehicles that
can be powered by E85, include those such as the GM Tahoe,
Ford Taurus and Dodge Stratus. To see if your vehicle can
fuel with E85, check under the fuel door or visit
www.E85Fuel.com.
Aurora Coop’s event will begin at 9 a.m. when KRVN radio
will broadcast live from the station. The local Future
Farmers of America (FFA) chapter will then start fueling
vehicles with the clean-burning alternative fuel.
“All proceeds from the E85 for 85 cent promotion will go
to the FFA chapter,” commented Faber.
Todd Sneller, Executive Director of the Nebraska Ethanol
Board and Chairman of the National Ethanol Vehicle
Coalition added, “The Aurora Cooperative is to be
commended for their active advocacy of E85 and for the
commitment to increase E85 fueling sites. The addition of
another E85 pump helps to expand the geographic area in
which Nebraskans can fill up on clean-burning E85. By
offering another source of E85 the Aurora Cooperative is
helping to expand the use of Nebraska produced ethanol
while providing a fuel choice to owners of flexible fuel
vehicles."
The station also offers E10, premium and diesel fuel. They
plan to sell E85 ten cents less than E10 after the
promotion. Aurora Cooperative’s second E85 pump is located
at 1140 South Lincoln Avenue in Grand Island. Additional
E85 facilities in Nebraska include those in York and
Omaha. Addresses for these sites along with all E85
locations throughout the U.S. can be found on the NEVC
website at
www.E85Fuel.com.
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