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I-65 first “biofuel corridor”

Last week, Interstate 65, which runs from Gary, IN to Mobile, AL was officially dubbed the nation’s first biofuel corridor, meaning that those who wish to fill up their flex fuel vehicles with E-85 may do so the entire length of the 866-mile long interstate at any of the 31 stations where E-85 is available.

According to the Chicago Post-Tribune:

Thanks to a $3.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, 31 gas stations along I-65 have at least one pump that carries the alternative fuel, and 19 of those stations are in Indiana. The idea is to be no more than a quarter tank away from an E85 station.

New signs will debut in a couple weeks, Dorman said, pointing out to motorists which stations carry the E85 blend and where they are.

The more widely available ethanol is, the better. Several states have held grand opening ceremonies as well, which helps to attract more attention to this amazing accomplishment. From Athens, Alabama’s News Courier:  

Officials with the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition and the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs Energy Division, as well as an Indiana official, joined to cut the ribbon at the site of the Athens station on U.S. 72 East.

Officials likened the importance of the opening of the corridor to modern transportation to the 1869 opening of the Transcontinental Railroad. They said it also shows the U.S. moving away from dependence on foreign oil.