Arizona state House to consider bill supporting E85 gas station conversion costs

February 18, 2008

In Arizona, the state House majority leader introduced a bill to provide grant covering 40 percent of the $50,000-$100,000 cost of converting gas stations to ethanol. Meanwhile, the executive director of the Valley of the Sun Clean Cities Coalition, said that 150,000 Arizona cars are capable of running on E-85, 230,855 on biodiesel. There are 13 E-85 stations and nine biodiesel stations in Arizona.

The Arizona initiative follows efforts in numerous US states to stimulate E85 sales, which have stalled due to lack of availability as well as cost-per-mile concerns.

In Missouri, Gov. Matt Blunt announced a series of integrated proposals designed to promote biofuels. The governor proposed $2 million in tax incentives for gas station owners converting to E85, and tax credits for consumers who buy E85 or a hybrid vehicle. Missouri’s E10 mandate took effect January 1st. With the new law, Missouri joins Minnesota and Hawaii as the only states mandating E10. Most Missouri stations switched months previously, and the transition as reported to be smooth.

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Written by Jim Lane · Filed Under Consumers & Fleets