E85 and Biodiesel Promos in Austin, MN
Two E85 and biodiesel promotions will be held in Austin, Minnesota next week. E85 will be sold for 85 cents off per gallon and B5 will be sold for 20 cents off per gallon at both events.
The first promotion will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 18, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Freeborn County Coop at the intersection of Highways 56 and 90. Two days later, on Thursday, Aug. 20, the Kwik Trip at 4th St. NW (near the I-90 exit) will offer the same discount on E85 and B5 from 1-3 p.m. There will be a 30-gallon limit per vehicle at both events.
The promotions are supported by Freeborn County Coop, Kwik Trip, Mower County Corn & Soybean Growers, Minnesota Corn Growers Association, Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, the Minnesota Clean Air Choice Team and the American Lung Association in Minnesota.
Minnesota currently houses the highest number of E85 stations within the U.S. with 361 sites. For a listing, click here.
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Daily News—08/12 - Blog - BioDieselNow - Renewable biodiesel fuel
[...] Austin, Minnesota promotes both biodiesel and E85 with price cuts [...]
Robert Moffitt
More on the promotions, from the Austin Daily Herald:
http://www.austindailyherald.com/news/2009/aug/12/discounts-promote-biofuels/
Discounts to promote biofuels
Owners of vehicles that can run on two distinctly different types of fuel — E85 and biodiesel — have two opportunities to buy cleaner-burning biofuels at bargain basement prices this month.
On Tuesday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., the Freeborn County Coop at the intersection of Highways 56 and 90 will take 85 cents off the per-gallon price of E85, and 20 cents off the per-gallon price of B5 biodiesel.
Two days later, on Thursday, Aug. 20, the Kwik Trip at Fourth Street Northwest (near the Interstate 90 exit) will offer the same discount on E85 and B5 from 1 to 3 p.m. There will be a 30-gallon limit per vehicle at both events.
Both E85 and biodiesel can reduce tailpipe emissions, the single largest source of air pollution in the state, according to the American Lung Association in Minnesota, one of the supporters of the promotions.
For more information on the environmental and health benefits of biofuels, visit http://www.cleanairchoice.org.
The promotions are supported by Freeborn County Coop, Kwik Trip, Mower County Corn & Soybean Growers, Minnesota Corn Growers Association, Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, the Minnesota Clean Air Choice Team and the American Lung Association in Minnesota.
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