LAWRENCE, Kan. — The nation's first E15 (15 percent ethanol/85 percent gasoline) gallons are being sold at the Zarco 66 "Oasis" station in Lawrence, Kan. Plans to offer E15 at the nation's second retail station, the Zarco 66 in Ottawa, Kan., are nearly complete.
On June 8, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gave final approval for the sale and use of E15 ethanol blends in light duty vehicles made since 2001. This represents nearly two-thirds of all vehicles on the road and nearly three-fourths of all miles driven.
Given present market conditions, E15 will. . .