Replacing Oil

The renewable fuels association (RFA) and Protec Fuel have announced the opening of an Ethanol 85 (E85) station in Norfolk, Virginia.

What makes this particular station so special? It will provide E85 to the largest fleet of Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFV) in the United States. This publicly accessible station will be just one of over 2,300 gas stations across the nation that offer domestically produced E85, but fueling the 2,585 flex-fuel vehicles at the Norfolk Naval Base will probably will probably make it the busiest!

E85 Station In Norfolk Virginia naval Base - Take it easy. That price was just a promotion, but it's still cheaper than refined petroleum!

“Protec Fuel is proud to be partnered with NEXCOM and The US Navy by building and opening this new E85 station,” said Todd Garner, Managing Partner of Protec Fuel. “The Norfolk Naval E85 station, serving the largest Naval base in the world, will effectively serve the general public and the large flex-fuel fleet vehicles simultaneously. Economic and environmental benefits aside, this station and E85 will help get our troops home and strengthen our national security through domestically produced fuels.”

A quick tweet from RFA’s Robert White claims the sailors on the base are as excited about using the domestically produced fuel as Protec is to provide it. The 85 in E85 stands for 85% ethanol. Although there are many ways to produce ethanol, most is currently derived from corn grown in the United States. Using E85 means less dependance on foreign oil sources and lower more stable prices at the pump. We can always grow more corn. As for ethanol’s effect on global warming, growing the corn takes more carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere than its combustion puts in the air at the exhaust pipe.

The press release here goes on to say there are an astounding 8 million flex-fuel vehicles on the roads today. If you’re driving one and have no idea where to find one have a look at this GPS application from Choose Ethanol that shows the closest E85 station to your present location or destination. No GPS? No problem. The Choose Ethanol site has a list of E85 stations broken down by state. If you’re driving a fles-fuel vehicle it could save you a ton of money, slow the effects of global warming and keep more brave men and women that proudly serve in our armed forces safe at home.