Cheap ethanol in Sioux Falls, SD tomorrow
Looking for cheap ethanol in South Dakota? You'll get your chance tomorrow when Enterprise Rent-A-Car and VeraSun Energy offer up the biofuel at a Get-N-Go station in Sioux Falls. The promotional event, co-sponsored by the South Dakota Corn Council, is scheduled to last for just 90 minutes and will feature VeraSun's VE85-branded ethanol for 85 cents a gallon. Why would the companies do this? To promote a new fleet of E85-ready vehicles at the Sioux Falls Enterprise location. The press release, which does detail where the cheap ethanol will be available and says you can get free corn dogs, corn chips and pop (full of HFCS for a corn triple play), doesn't say how many flex-fuel vehicles or which ones are in the fleet. Read more after the jump.
Press Release:
Enterprise Rent-A-Car and VeraSun Energy Announce First "VE85™/FlexFuel" Rental Branch in South Dakota; VE85™ Pump Promotion Set for Tuesday, March 4, at Sioux Falls Get-N-Go
What: Enterprise Rent-A-Car and VeraSun Energy Corp. are joining forces in South Dakota to promote the use of renewable fuels. VeraSun Energy and the South Dakota Corn Council will offer VeraSun's branded E85, VE85™, for $.85 per gallon to drivers of flexible fuel vehicles at the Sioux Falls Get-N-Go on South Minnesota Avenue. Enterprise will designate its first official "VE85/FlexFuel" rental branch in Sioux Falls and will hold the inaugural fueling of its fleet at the Get-N-Go.
When: Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Time: From 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., flexible fuel vehicle owners can fuel-up with VE85™ for $.85 per gallon.
Where: Get-N-Go @ 600 South Minnesota Avenue, Sioux Falls
Who: Officials from VeraSun, Enterprise and the South Dakota Corn Council will be available to speak about the benefits of ethanol and the importance of working together to improve our country's energy independence.Beginning at noon, Enterprise Rent-A-Car will begin fueling its flexible fuel vehicles from its Sioux Falls rental location. The Taylor family of companies, which includes Enterprise, National Car Rental and Alamo Rent A Car, owns and operates the world's largest fleet of flexible fuel vehicles – more than 73,000 cars and trucks.
Sioux Falls Mayor Dave Munson will be on site at 12:30 p.m. to fuel-up a city-owned flexible fuel vehicle with VE85™.
Prizes: Consumers who fill-up with VE85™ will be eligible for various prizes, including the chance to win tickets to the Iowa Corn Indy 250 this summer at the Iowa Speedway near Des Moines.
Other: The South Dakota Corn Council will supply free corn dogs, corn chips and a soda to VE85™ consumers while supplies last.
[Source: VeraSun]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
James 5:16PM (3/03/2008)
Just another waste of good corn. Cellulose butanol and biodiesel from alage is the only way for producing bio fuel.
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Murc 6:58PM (3/04/2008)
I live in Sioux Falls, this is interesting...but my car isn't flex fuel capable.
FYI, I'm not a fan of ethanol, the farmers are cashing in, and making boat loads of cash. but the average consumer is doing what? paying more for gas, milk, cheese, ect ect. I which all those billions that have gone into making ethanol mainstream, went into electric vehicles.
THAT would be something that I think could pull our economy out of the slow-down that were curently in.
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gsolman6 12:19AM (3/04/2008)
Sounds like a potpourri of government welfare programs that the marketing team turned into a "promotional event" to "promote fuels that protect the environment" or some such carp [sic].
Or maybe Johnny with the Dodge Ram really needs to find out that he can get less than 10 mpg by putting E85 into it.
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Bob Moffitt (Bob from ALAMN) 8:41AM (3/04/2008)
If you don't want E85, ethanol-haters, don't buy it. In South Dakota, owners of flex-fuel vehicles know a good thing when the see it.
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MikeW 12:48PM (3/04/2008)
How do I opt out of the 10% ethanol in all my grades of gasoline?
It cost 3+% in mileage, for no benefit.
and the AKI hasn't increased.
I like to know if Minnesota is serious about 20% ethanol? Maybe the automakers will just stop selling cars there.
Would they do something to compensate for the 6.5% reduction in mileage, such as raising the AKI of regular to 95RON, 90AKI.
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Bob Moffitt (Bob from ALAMN) 11:45AM (3/05/2008)
"How do I opt out of the 10% ethanol in all my grades of gasoline?"
Move to Iowa.
There is all sorts of information on electric car companies on this site, murc. I'm sure it's not too late to send them a check.
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