E85 launches in Los Angeles as GM stages 85-cent ethanol promotion

March 21, 2008

In California, the first E85 station opened in the Los Angeles metro area, at the Conserv station in Brentwood. General Motors sponsored an 85-cent per gallon E85 promotion for opening day. There are more than 46,000 flex-fuel vehicles in Los Angeles.

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