Minnesota reaches milestone in number of E85 ethanol fuel outlets
 
March 6

Minnesota has become the first state to reach 200 E85 ethanol outlets for flexible-fuel vehicles.

Flexible-fuel vehicles can use E85, which is a blend of at 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. There are more than 140,000 flexible-fuel vehicles in the state, and more than 5 million registered nationwide, according to the American Lung Association of Minnesota.

The association announced the opening of the 200th outlet on behalf of the statewide program. It maintains a Web site listing sites that sell E85 fuel at www.cleanairchoice.org.

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