Performance.

• Auto manufacturers approve, and even recommend, fuel enriched with up to 10% ethanol for all cars.
• Flex-fuel vehicles are designed to run on E85 (85% ethanol and 15% gasoline) — the cleanest-burning, renewable fuel available today.
• By looking at your vehicle’s fuel cap, you can tell if it's a flex-fuel vehicle — meaning it can run on regular gasoline, 10% ethanol-enriched fuel or E85.
• Fuel enriched with 10% ethanol is manufacturer-approved for use in small engines, including power equipment, motorcycles, snowmobiles, and outboard motors.
• Ethanol is the highest-performance fuel on the market, with an octane rating of 113 in its pure form.
• Ethanol-enriched fuel contains more oxygen — so it burns cleaner
• Fuel enriched with 10% ethanol burns cleaner, helping to remove gummy deposits in the fuel system so engines can run with optimal performance.
• Enriching fuel with 10% ethanol helps it to burn cleaner and at a cooler temperature, which can add to engine longevity.

Environment.

• Ethanol is a clean-burning, renewable fuel.
• E85 is the cleanest burning fuel available on the market today.
• 10% ethanol-enriched fuel reduces carbon monoxide better than any other gasoline — by as much as 30%.
• The use of 10% ethanol-enriched fuel reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 12 – 19% compared with conventional gasoline, according to Argonne National Laboratory.
• Ethanol reduces tailpipe fine particulate matter emissions by 50%. These emissions pose a threat to those with respiratory ailments.
• Ethanol is biodegradable, meaning it won't harm groundwater in the event of a spill.

American made.

• Ethanol is blended into almost 50% of the U.S. fuel supply, mostly as E10 and E85.
• Ethanol is made from crops grown in America, primarily corn and milo.
• Today there are more than 110 ethanol plants across the country.
• Ethanol replaces gasoline that would require the use of 600,000 barrels of oil a day.
• Last year, the United States produced over 4.8 billion gallons of ethanol.
• The U.S. ethanol industry supported the creation of over 160,000 jobs in all sectors of the economy in 2005, boosting household income by $6.7 billion.