E85 Dispenser Study

Moriarty, K. ; Johnson, C. ; Sears, T. ; Bergeron, P.

关键词: ETHANOL;    FINANCIAL INCENTIVES;    GASOLINE;    PRODUCTION;    URBAN AREAS ETHANOL;    E85;    FLEXIBLE FUEL VEHICLES;    FFV;    DISPENSERS;    FUELING STATIONS;    Deployment and Industrial Partnerships;   

DOI  :  10.2172/969724
RP-ID  :  NREL/TP-7A2-47172
PID  :  OSTI ID: 969724
Others  :  TRN: US201002%%391

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

This study reviews E85 dispensing infrastructure advances and issues and evaluates the geographic concentration of flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs), E85 stations, ethanol production facilities, and E85 suppliers. Costs, space, financial incentives, and barriers to adding E85 fueling equipment at existing stations are also assessed. This study found that E85 is increasingly available in the U.S. in half of the states; however, the other half have minimal or no E85 fueling options. Despite these gains, E85 is only available at 1% of U.S. gasoline stations. Ethanol production reached 9.5 billion gallons in 2008, but less than 1% is consumed as E85. FFVs have not reached a significant concentration in any county, metropolitan area, or state.