President Clinton ordered all White House vehicles to gas up with the alternative fuels. Compressed natural gas is liquid propane. It burns cleaner than regular gasoline and the United States has a wealth of it. More than 1,300 gas stations nationwide pump CNG, officials said. It also burns cleaner than regular gasoline.
Ethanol is made from cornstarch, and the United States can produce as much as is needed.
The problem has always been availability, said Monte Shaw, communication director for the Renewable Fuels Association. This is the first gas station in this area with ethanol since one closed in 1995. While the natural gas cars need special tanks, many service members may already be driving cars capable of burning E- 85. Next year, all Sonoma S-10 trucks can use the fuel also. The more fuel sold, the more vehicles will be built that can use it, Hoot said.