Since most car makers stopped selling flex-fuel vehicles, it’s hard to find a new car or truck these days that is made to run on up to 85% ethanol fuel. But at Commodity Classic, the Renewable Fuels Association was demonstrating how you can do-it-yourself.
Robert White, RFA Senior VP for Industry Relations & Market Development, had a brand new 2025 GMC Yukon on display at the booth. “Only three miles on it and unfortunately it doesn’t come from the factory as flex fuel. And so we’re debuting a new conversion kit from E-Flex Fuel that in 25 minutes we can take this standard vehicle and make it flex fuel capable of using an ethanol blend all the way up to E-85,” said White. “These kits are getting more and more attention each year from farmers wanting to use their own product.”
White says getting nationwide, year-round access to E15 is important for the ethanol industry to increase demand, but so is getting more availability to higher blends up to E15. “You look at a state like California where E85 is a 30-50 percent lower price fuel compared to regular gasoline, it is important and we’re not only seeing the environmental impact and the lower price point, but it’s also resonating back to the Midwest where it helps with corn demand and it helps with ethanol demand.”
Learn more in this interview.
Classic 25 - Robert White, RFA 10:27