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#1 of 2 Problems at the Pumps with E85? by pf_flyer HOST Oct 27, 2006 (5:29 am)
E85, a blend of 85 percent corn-based ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, could be eating away at metal and plastic parts in gas station pumps, Underwriters Laboratories, the private product-safety testing group, said this month. Read the whole story here http://www.startribune.com/535/story/769604.html   How big a roadblock is this in the development of E85? Replies to this message: avalon02wh (Nov 12, 2006 7:01 am)
#2 of 2 Re: Problems at the Pumps with E85? [pf_flyer] by avalon02wh Nov 12, 2006 (7:01 am)
Replying to: pf_flyer (Oct 27, 2006 5:29 am) I am thinking that this is more of a speed bump. If you read the following article you will see that they are working on it.   http://www.ul.com/newsroom/newsrel/nr110606.html   E85 is not going to be competitive until there is enough ethanol for the E10 mix. So for now the problem should not hold up E85 because sales are low anyway. I also read somewhere that the Fire Marshal in Minnesota has OK'd the current E85 pumps.   If you go to this site   http://www.neo.state.ne.us/statshtml/146.htm   I think you will see that E85 sales have stalled. In June of 2005, sales were 120,000 gallons. By June 2006, sales had dropped to 20,000   On a related note, I see that the Pioneer Press is reporting "Wide-scale biodiesel problems feared Quality troubles seen last year in Minnesota appearing across U.S."   http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/business/15984811.htm?source=rss&channe- l=twincities_business   I think in both cases we are having some growing pains. The rapid influx of money is attracting good and not so good companies.

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