Free E85 Ethanol Available

Laurel, MD – Driving a flexible fuel vehicle and interested in filling your tank with an alternative fuel? Come out to the Chevron Station located at 3240 Ft. Meade Road, Laurel, MD and get your FREE E85.

Sponsored by General Motors, the Maryland Energy Administration and the Maryland Grain Producers Board Check-Off Program, Chevron is giving away free E85 during the month of January. To see if you are driving a flexible fuel vehicle, just open the gas cap and read the type of fuel your car can use. A list of E85 compatible vehicles can also be found at www.e85fuel.com.

“If you’ve never tried to drive on ethanol fuel before, this is the perfect opportunity,” stated Lynne Hoot, Executive Director of the Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board. “You’ll be helping to improve air quality, support local farmers and reduce our country’s dependence on imported oil. With over 6 million flexible fuel vehicles in the United States today, we should have more private consumers using E85 at local stations. We believe if consumers are aware the benefits of the fuel, they will use it on a regular basis.” added Hoot.

Douglas A. Durante, Executive Director of the Clean Fuels Development Coalition, said "E85 offers a host of benefits beyond energy and reducing imported oil. In the mid Atlantic region, including much of Maryland, we still have serious air quality issues where ethanol can play an important role. E85 reduces every major pollutant that contributes to summertime ozone and winter time carbon monoxide. In addition, C02 emissions from E85 are drastically reduced compared to gasoline. As global climate change becomes more of an issue, Marylanders can take direct action by using this low emitting fuel."

If you want to learn more about the local E85 stations and programs in Maryland, click on ethanol or www.energy.state.md.us.