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Nebraska corn grower wants flex fuel drivers educated

Demand for ethanol will grow a bunch once more vehicles are approved to burn 15 percent ethanol versus the current widely used 10 percent blend. But Mark Jagels, one of the directors of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association, believes a lot of ethanol demand is being left on the table because of the number of people who don’t realize they’re driving a vehicle capable of using the much higher blend of 85 percent ethanol to 15 percent gasoline. The infrastructure to handle the lower priced E-85 is becoming more common and Jagels says there are “a phenomenal number of flex fuel vehicles” on the road that can fill up with it. He maintains that educating drivers of these vehicles is essential to using more E-85.

AUDIO: Mark Jagels (2 min. MP3)

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