E85 Flex Fuel Gas Station Locations in Texas, USA

E85 Flex Fuel Gas Station Locations in Texas, USA

My wife and I recently bought a GM Flex Fuel vehicle and are proud of the fact that we can now drive using a ethanol derived alternative fuel.  The biggest challenge once we had purchased the vehicle was finding a gas station which sells E85 Ethanol fuel, this inspired me to research all of the local gas stations in Texas which sell E85 and I have collected this information into a Google Map, check it out at the following link;

Texas E85 Flex Fuel Gas Stations Map

The map is currently only for Texas but I plan to expand it over the next few months.

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More E85 Information:
E85 ethanol fuel is a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline which can be made from biodegradable wastes and several plants, such as switchgrass, willow, and corn. E85 ethanol is an alternative fuel to gasoline and is a high-octane, cleaner-burning fuel. In the U.S., there are already over 7 million E85-capable vehicles on the road.

GM is the leader in E85 Flex Fuel vehicles, with over 3 million Flex Fuel vehicles on the road in the U.S. Their goal is to have half of their annual vehicle production be E85 or biodiesel capable by 2012.
How E85 Ethanol Fuel is made:

Ethanol is domestically produced and mostly renewable. Ethanol can be produced from a variety of organic plant materials. Processes are in the works to produce ethanol from waste agricultural residue or from purposefully grown crops such as switchgrass or trees. This type of ethanol is known as “cellulosic ethanol”. Creating this type of ethanol does have some added environmental benefits: It creates fewer greenhouse gas emissions than when ethanol is made from corn.

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The Benefits:
There are several important benefits to using E85 ethanol, including:

• Ethanol, the major component of E85 ethanol, is a renewable fuel
• Using E85 ethanol helps reduce dependence on petroleum
• Using E85 ethanol helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions
• Using E85 ethanol can help improve your vehicle’s performance. How? E85 ethanol has a higher octane rating than gasoline, which allows for more horsepower and torque
• Using E85 ethanol can help reduce smog-forming emissions
• Using E85 ethanol can help support the domestic agriculture industry in the U.S.

There are over 1,500 stations in the U.S. that offer E85 ethanol, and that number is growing rapidly. These numbers are expected to continue to grow thanks to the new Energy Security Act of 2005, which includes incentives like a 30% federal income tax credit to station owners who install E85 ethanol fueling sites.