Ethanol is a domestic fuel made from renewable materials, like corn and other grains, and reusable materials such as wastes from the forestry, brewery and food processing industries. Using local resources, helps support our rural economy, providing agriculture and energy security. Without sacrificing the cost and convenience that customers expect, E-85 vehicles produce similar fuel economy and performance to their gasoline counterparts, but produce far fewer greenhouse gas emissions. During the 1999 Ethanol Vehicle Challenge 12 of the 13 competing teams accelerated faster than the stock vehicle in a mile and outperformed the vehicles on an mpge basis. This demonstrated that ethanol vehicles can have similar fuel efficiency and performance to gasoline-fueled vehicles.
Ethanol is available for use in vehicles today.
Also, government and private fleets are turning to alternative fuels, such as E-85 in increasing numbers. In Canada, close to 1,000 retail outlets sell ethanol blends.