Sheetz steps up E85 promotion efforts in Pennsylvania

Sheetz in Monroeville is offering 85-cent ethanol as a promotion, as a part of the GM E85 Fuel for Thought Tour taking place across the country this fall. There are 10,000 flex-fuel cars in Western Pennsylvania. Ethanol regularly sells in the area for $2.40, as opposed to $2.76 for regular unleaded.

Yesterday, Sheetz said that it experienced a 50% drop in sales at pumps converted from gasoline to E85. Sheetz spent more than $150,000 this year on E85 conversion at three locations in Western Pennsylvania.

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