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e85 Ethanol fuel stations keep poping up – Updated State by State List

October 21, 2006October 21, 2006 e85 consumer 5 Comments

Since the last publishing of the ethanol e85 state list, the number of fueling locations in various states has jumped dramatically. Back on June 16th, there were only 637 e85 ethanol fueling stations in America. Four months later, that number has increased to 922 e85 stations with states like Minnesota, Illinois and Iowa to thank. While the numbers have been mostily positive, unfortunately, there are still twelve states that do not offer it at all. Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont do not have any e85 fueling locations. What can be done to get these states in on ethanol? As with all the articles on this site, if you have an idea or comment, I encourage you to leave a message below this post. Perhaps your idea could get the ball rolling for e85 ethanol in these states.

Fuel Station State by State Data – updated 10-19-2006

STATE	CNG	E85	LPG	ELEC	BD	HY	LNG	State Totals
Alabama	1	1	59	0	1	0	0	62
Alaska	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	12
Arizona	31	6	63	11	5	1	4	121
Arkansas	4	0	57	0	4	0	0	65
California	179	3	235	381	31	23	30	882
Colorado	21	14	67	2	19	0	0	123
Connecticut	10	0	17	3	1	0	0	31
Delaware	1	0	3	0	3	0	0	7
DC	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	5
Florida	20	6	56	2	10	0	0	94
Georgia	19	7	48	0	19	0	0	93
Hawaii	0	0	4	5	3	0	0	12
Idaho	7	2	27	0	13	0	1	50
Illinois	14	129	64	0	12	0	0	219
Indiana	11	40	36	0	9	0	0	96
Iowa	0	53	25	0	13	0	0	91
Kansas	3	11	49	0	3	0	0	66
Kentucky	0	6	31	0	5	0	0	42
Louisiana	8	0	12	0	1	0	0	21
Maine	1	0	6	0	2	0	0	9
Maryland	15	7	15	0	6	0	0	43
Massachusetts	11	0	23	20	6	0	0	60
Michigan	15	26	84	0	15	3	0	143
Minnesota	3	271	34	0	4	0	0	312
Mississippi	0	1	36	0	6	0	0	43
Missouri	7	45	82	0	47	0	0	181
Montana	3	3	31	0	5	0	0	42
Nebraska	2	30	23	0	2	0	0	57
Nevada	16	6	25	0	28	1	0	76
New Hampshire	3	0	14	10	10	0	0	37
New Jersey	15	0	11	0	1	0	0	27
New Mexico	9	4	55	0	5	0	0	73
New York	37	6	28	0	5	0	0	76
North Carolina	11	15	65	0	39	0	0	130
North Dakota	4	23	15	0	0	0	0	42
Ohio	12	16	75	0	20	0	0	123
Oklahoma	53	4	72	0	7	0	0	136
Oregon	14	3	34	8	14	0	0	73
Pennsylvania	33	9	63	0	12	1	0	118
Rhode Island	7	0	4	2	0	0	0	13
South Carolina	5	39	34	1	35	0	0	114
South Dakota	0	39	18	0	0	0	0	57
Tennessee	4	5	51	0	30	0	0	90
Texas	20	20	564	1	38	0	2	645
Utah	63	4	23	0	4	0	0	94
Vermont	1	0	7	1	6	1	0	16
Virginia	11	4	22	0	16	0	0	53
Washington	14	4	60	0	22	0	0	100
West Virginia	1	2	7	0	0	0	0	10
Wisconsin	16	51	46	0	3	0	0	116
Wyoming	11	5	32	0	13	0	0	61
Totals:	748	922	2523	447	554	31	37	5262

Brazil selling Ethanol cars in the US soon

July 27, 2006July 27, 2006 e85 consumer Leave a comment

Compact cars from brazil that can run on 100% ethanol, e100, may soon be arriving in the U.S.

Automotoveiculos S.A says it is "close to securing medium and long-term project financing" to build 50,000 Obvio compacts every year. Zap, the California company that distributes electric and compact gas automobiles, purchased the autos and reportedly has arranged for a $700 million to finance the idea. Zap says it will have Obvios available by the end of 2007.

People may be a slightly skeptical because normal companies wait until a deal is finished before sending out press releases. Also, in 2005, Anuvu received an $11 million contract from Zap for fuel cells for hydrogen cars, but that order never materialized, and Anuvu is no longer around.

e-85 Ethanol stations on the rise – updated list of renewable fuels, a state by state list

June 16, 2006June 16, 2006 e85 consumer Leave a comment

Near the end of April, the USA had 619 e85 ethanol fueling stations. Today the number of e85 ethanol fueling stations has grown to 637. Even though there may be 18 more stations out there, the ethanol stations only seem to be poping up in states in Minnesota and Illinois, leaving the rest of the nation with sparse coverage. South Carolina actually was the big gainer for the past couple of months with 5 new stations, nearly a 14% increase in the number of ethanol stations in the state. Not too bad, however it is still concerning to see 14 states that have 0 ethanol stations.

Below you will find a listing of Alternative Fuel Station counts by state and fuel type, CNG – Compressed Natural Gas, E85 – 85% Ethanol, LPG – Propane, ELEC – Electric, BD – Biodiesel, HY – Hydrogen and LNG – Liquefied Natural Gas.

As of 6/16/2006

STATE	CNG	E85	LPG	ELEC	BD	HY	LNG	Totals
Alabama	1	1	74	0	1	0	0	77
Alaska	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	11
Arizona	31	5	68	13	4	1	4	126
Arkansas	4	0	57	0	0	0	0	61
California	179	3	257	406	20	9	30	904
Colorado	21	11	68	2	19	0	0	121
Connecticut	11	0	19	3	1	0	0	34
Delaware	1	0	3	0	3	0	0	7
DC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
Florida	22	2	70	7	4	0	0	105
Georgia	16	6	48	0	17	0	0	87
Hawaii	0	0	4	10	3	0	0	17
Idaho	8	1	28	0	2	0	1	40
Illinois	11	102	73	0	11	0	0	197
Indiana	11	19	42	0	10	0	0	82
Iowa	0	38	29	0	8	0	0	75
Kansas	3	8	49	0	4	0	0	64
Kentucky	0	5	31	0	5	0	0	41
Louisiana	8	0	14	0	0	0	0	22
Maine	1	0	6	0	2	0	0	9
Maryland	13	4	19	0	3	0	0	39
Massachusetts	9	0	28	27	1	0	0	65
Michigan	15	6	83	0	13	2	0	119
Minnesota	3	205	34	0	2	0	0	244
Mississippi	0	0	40	0	6	0	0	46
Missouri	6	28	88	0	3	0	0	125
Montana	2	5	31	0	6	0	0	44
Nebraska	1	26	23	0	1	0	0	51
Nevada	15	1	25	0	10	1	0	52
New Hampshire	3	0	14	10	10	0	0	37
New Jersey	15	0	11	0	1	0	0	27
New Mexico	8	3	55	0	2	0	0	68
New York	37	6	28	0	4	0	0	75
North Carolina	11	9	65	0	36	0	0	121
North Dakota	4	23	16	0	0	0	0	43
Ohio	12	7	75	0	15	0	0	109
Oklahoma	53	4	72	1	5	0	0	135
Oregon	14	1	34	4	14	0	0	67
Pennsylvania	31	1	63	0	11	0	0	106
Rhode Island	6	0	4	2	0	0	0	12
South Carolina	5	36	34	2	35	0	0	112
South Dakota	0	35	22	0	0	0	0	57
Tennessee	6	5	51	0	8	0	0	70
Texas	23	4	627	2	11	0	2	669
Utah	63	3	27	0	3	0	0	96
Vermont	1	0	7	1	5	0	0	14
Virginia	12	2	26	0	10	0	0	50
Washington	14	2	60	0	18	0	0	94
West Virginia	2	2	8	0	0	0	0	12
Wisconsin	18	14	56	0	2	0	0	90
Wyoming	11	4	33	0	13	0	0	61
Totals by Fuel:	742	637	2710	490	362	14	37	4992