The grand opening of Nebraska's first ethanol blender pumps - installed at the Bosselman Pump & Pantry location at 1235 Allen Dr. in Grand Island (just south of the mall) - will be celebrated Friday (tomorrow!) by Bossleman's, the Nebraska Corn Board and a number of local and state dignitaries.
A ribbon cutting ceremony begins at 10 am, and corn growers will be on hand for "full service fill-ups" from 11 am to 1 pm. Rumor has it there will be fuel discounts for ethanol blends during this time as well. And you may be able to pick up a $5 coupon for for your next fill up of e20, e30 or e85 fuel - with prizes and other activities happening all day.
In addition to e10, ten percent ethanol, and e85, which 85 percent ethanol, this Pump & Pantry location in Grand Island offers e20 and e30 via a blender pump. Blender pumps combine ordinary 87-octane unleaded gasoline with e85 to get the 'mid-level' blends. All from the same pumps - in this case six pumps.
These mid level blends, just like e85, are targeted to owners of flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs).
According to a Nebraska Corn Board's news release, there are thousands of flex-fuel vehicles registered in Nebraska - with more than 2,000 in Hall County alone.
Although this is the first location for blender pumps in Nebraska, they are gaining in popularity, with numerous such pumps already installed in South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and Kansas. Blender pumps are a great way to increase the use of ethanol - and give motorists the ultimate in fuel flexibility.
If you're in the neighborhood on Friday - be sure to stop by!
FYI - for a map of all e85 pumps in Nebraska, click here.
No comments:
Post a Comment