The ribbon was cut on new flex fuel pumps that dispense E15 and E30 at Penn Minnoco in south Minneapolis this week.
Did you miss the news that E15 is now available in Minnesota? Have you been hiding under a rock?
If you have been under a rock, please come out and catch up on the great news Minnesota motorists received this week. The higher ethanol blends E15 and E30 are now available in Minnesota — giving drivers more choices at the pump and a lower cost and renewable alternative to unleaded gasoline.
Here is a summary of all the media coverage from this week:
Television News
KSTP Channel 5 (Tuesday, Oct. 29)
KSTP Channel 5 (Wednesday, Oct. 30)
KARE 11 (Tuesday, Oct. 29) Fox 9 (Tuesday, Oct. 29)KMSP-TV
WCCO Channel 4 (Wednesday, Oct. 30)
Click here to view the WCCO live report from Bill Hudson.
Print Media
- E15 fuel arrives in Twin Cities — it’s 15 cents a gallon cheaper than E10 (Star Tribune, Monday, Oct. 28)
- Minnesota ag commissioner endorses E15 ethanol blend (Star Tribune, Wednesday, Oct. 30)
- Minneapolis gas station offers higher-ethanol E15 (Associated Press, Oct. 29)
- First E15 station opens in Minneapolis (Forum News Service, Wednesday, Oct. 30)
- Ethanol blend E15 arrives, save motorists 15 to 25 centers per gallon (Twin Cities Business Magazine, Tuesday, Oct. 29)
- E15 debuts in Minneapolis-St. Paul (Farm Industry News, Thursday, Oct. 31)
- Minnesota welcomes E15 with open arms (Domestic Fuel, Tuesday, Oct. 29)
- E15 now offered in Minnesota (Convenience Store News, Tuesday, Oct. 29)
- E15 now available in Minnesota (Ethanol Producer Magazine, Thursday, Oct. 31)
- Minnesota corn farmers help bring E15 and E30 to Minnesota (MCGA news release, Tuesday, Oct. 29)
Radio
- KWOA AM and KUSQ FM in Southwest Minnesota (Tim Gerlach interview, Tuesday, Oct. 29)
- Ag News 890 in Fargo (Tim Gerlach interview, Tuesday, Oct. 29)
- Linder Farm Network (Brian Oake interview, Thursday, Oct. 31)
- Cities 97 station takeover (promotion with Cities 97 on Oct. 31 to give the first 97 customers at Penn Minocco 9.7 gallons of E15 for free)
- WCCO Radio (American Lung Association of Minnesota interview, Tuesday, Oct. 29)