E85 Availability in the United States

Posted on 20. Jun, 2007 by Ryan in 2000-2009, United States

Photo Credit: Saab Automobile

Today marks the official start of a campaign towards more environmentally friendly fuel alternatives for Saabs here in the United States. Saab History has a geographic opportunity being located in the United States Capitol, where it will begin an effort to see it that E85 (85% Ethanol / 15% Gasoline) becomes ubiquitous in our infrastructure. With the Saab 9-5 BioPower accounting for a large and growing number of sales in Sweden, and the new 9-3 models also now E85 capable, there are many individuals in the United States just waiting to get their hands on either model, but the only problem is and has been for a number of years now, E85 availability.

While traveling recently in Sweden during the 60th Anniversary Saab Festival, I could not help but notice that just about every refueling station had an E85 pump. It was a difficult reality for many of us to return to the United States and experience a virtually non-existant E85 infrastructure. This reality today needs to change for the climate as well as for Saab Automobile USA, where the BioPower could also prove to be a best seller here stateside as it in Sweden.

In this campaign there are a number of important objectives, but reducing our carbon emissions is the first priority to help slow down global warming to keep this planet healthy today and in the future, and E85 is the next logical step in assuring this objective because the technology to harness this fuel is ready and available.

This campaign will begin with a thorough research program that in parallel, will include an iterative dialog with leaders on Capitol Hill written and in person, all of which will be covered here on Saab History.

In moving forward, it is interesting to note that in Washington, D.C., there are “officially” two E85 stations, but as you can see from the database records below thanks to http://www.e85refueling.com/, they are not publicly accessible. If there is a place to start with E85 availability, I will begin here in Washington, D.C. to see to it that E85 becomes a reality for the general public.

Bolling Air Force Base
Washington, DC 20032
* Private facility. No public access.

DC Fleet Management Admin. Fueling Location
1835 W Virginia Ave., NE
Washington, D.C., DC 20002
* Government fleet vehicle use only.

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