Ethanol made from corn or other crops and blended w/ gasoline

E85 is 85% ethanol, 15% gasoline

Many vehicle models capable of running E85, gasoline or blends between

Many trucks E85 capable to comply w/ federal gas mileage regulations

Vehicles already on road but only about 500 filling stations sell E85

Interest in E85 has surged along w/ increase in gas prices

2K more filling stations expected to begin selling E85 in 2006

E85 can be less expensive due to heavy tax subsidy

Vehicles get less mpg on E85 than gasoline due to lower energy content

Proponents emphasize domestic, renewable nature of ethanol

In agreement w/ CA and Chevron Technology Ventures, GM will bring E85 to CA consumers

"You may have an ethanol vehicle in your driveway and not even know it. It was kind of the dirty little secret of the auto industry." -- Anthony Pratt, Senior Manager, Global Powertrain Forecasting, J.D. Power and Associates

"You can have better performance, and you can be green." -- Jay Spenchian, General Manager, Saab

"We've had vehicles on the road for some time now, but the infrastructure hasn't been there. We really need to build the infrastructure in California, and this is the first step." -- Elizabeth Lowery, VP, Environment and Energy, GM

Source: National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition