Alternative Fuels Defined

The fuel sources we know of include kerosene, gasoline and diesel. Alternative fuel defined is the option of other fuel sources other than the traditional fuel selections we know of mentioned above.

Alternative Fuel Selections

Ethanol: Ethanol is an alcohol fuel. Ethanol is primarily produced from grain.

Blends: Blends are what we refer to as transitional fuel. This form of fuel is a mixture of traditional fuels (such as gasoline or diesel) with alternative fuels. Examples of blends include E85 or B20.

E85: an alcohol fuel blend typically contains up to 85% ethanol mixed with gasoline or some hydrocarbon. In undenatured ethanol, the blend is contains less ethanol, approximately 70% to a little over 80%. E85 is becoming more common in the U.S., especially in the Midwest. Corn is generally the primary source material for ethanol fuel production such as E85 and B20.
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