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 Brookings,
SD - BP of Brookings (shown left) and NEVC member
VeraSun Energy Corporation have teamed up to bring E85 to
Brookings, South Dakota. The remodeled station, located
just off exit 132 of Interstate 29 at 2420 6th
Street, will be offering E85 for 85 cents per gallon on
Saturday, October 9, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
"What a great opportunity for our customers. Our E85 uses
a blend of 15% gasoline and 85% ethanol produced at the
local VeraSun ethanol plant. For the first time, the
local community can run their vehicles on fuel which is
almost entirely produced from local corn. That is a very
empowering feeling,” said store owner Lance Park.
According to Park, E85 sales are already exceeding his
expectations. “Our customers have been very pleased with
E85 price and performance. Given an option, they would
prefer to use a domestically produced fuel. Now they have
that option and they are reacting.”
"There are 4 million flex-fuel vehicles on the road today
which are capable of using both gasoline and E85. Chevy
trucks, Chrysler vans, Ford Taurus, and many other models
are able to use E85. “People don't even know they're
driving one," said VeraSun Marketing Director Rick
Eggebrecht. "In fact, one out of every four cars coming
out of Detroit this year will be flex-fuel."
After the initial 85-cent promotion, BP of Brookings plans
to sell the clean, renewable product for fifteen to twenty
cents below regular gasoline. The brand new fueling
facility includes the following amenities: open 24 hours a
day, has E85 available at three pumps, has the
pay-at-the-pump option, offers an ATM machine, sells
Krispy Kreme donunuts, and offers a Superior Coffee Bar.
The station officially opened for business on Labor Day.
Phil Lampert, Executive Director of the NEVC added, “The
National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition would like to
congratulate VeraSun and BP of Brookings for the foresight
and entrepreneurial advancements being implemented through
the opening of this new E85 site and other sites across
the area. VeraSun is a new, but already recognized leader,
in the production and marketing of ethanol and the NEVC is
proud to count VeraSun as one of our primary advocates and
as a member of our Board of Directors.”
To see if your vehicle is E85 compatible, visit
www.E85Fuel.com.
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