AAA Begins Posting Daily Average Price of E-85 Fuel on Its Widely-Sourced Fuel Gauge Report Web Site.BTU-Adjusted Price of E-85 Also Displayed to Help Consumers Gauge the Cost of the Lower-Mileage Fuel Compared to Gasoline ORLANDO, Fla. -- Highlighting the growing availability and interest in the use of E-85 fuel as an alternative to conventional gasoline, the nation's largest organization for motorists has begun publishing the nationwide average price of the mostly-ethanol blend of fuel this week on its widely-quoted AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. Fuel Gauge Report Web site (www.aaafuelgaugereport.com). Pricing information for E-85 is also available on AAA's TripTik([R]) Travel Planner, an interactive mapping, routing and travel planning tool that is available free at AAA.com. E-85 is the common name for a motor fuel made from a blend of approximately 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. Conventional gasoline frequently contains as much as 10 percent ethanol, but much higher concentrations require special modifications to vehicle fuel systems and engines. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. AAA, today's nationwide average price of self-serve regular gasoline is $2.811 per gallon compared to $2.334 for a gallon of E-85. "The addition of a national average E-85 price to AAA's fuel price research Web site signals the arrival of ethanol as an increasingly competitive alternative to conventional gasoline in some areas of the nation," said the association's chief fuel-price commentator, Geoff Sundstrom. There are approximately 4.5 million motor vehicles now on American roads capable of operating on E-85 or conventional gasoline through the use of flexible fuel technology, and more than 1,200 gasoline stations nationwide are now dispensing E-85 on a regular basis. Most of these stations are concentrated in the upper Midwest The Upper Midwest is a region of the United States with no universally agreed-upon boundary, but it almost always lies within the US Census Bureau's definition of the Midwest and includes the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as at least the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. near the nation's ethanol processing plants, but E-85 pumps are beginning to appear in other regions as well. "The number of vehicles that can burn E-85 coupled with the number of stations that can dispense it means more motorists should be actively considering the purchase or lease of a vehicle capable of operating on a mostly-ethanol blend of fuel. It is AAA's belief that given higher oil prices in the future, E-85 will become even more competitively-priced as the ethanol industry continues to develop in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and around the world," he said. To help motorists understand the cost differential between E-85 and conventional gasoline, AAA also is posting a nationwide, average "BTU-adjusted E-85 price" that accounts for the fact that E-85 delivers approximately 25 percent less energy content per gallon than gasoline. BTU Btu: see British thermal unit. stands for British Thermal Units British thermal unit, abbr. Btu, unit for measuring heat quantity in the customary system of English units of measurement, equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water at its maximum density [which occurs at a temperature of 39. ; a method of quantifying the available energy in any given fuel source. Today's BTU-adjusted price of E-85 is $3.071 per gallon, or 26 cents more expensive per gallon to get mileage equivalent to that contained in a gallon of self-serve regular, AAA said. "Simply comparing the retail cost of a gallon of E-85 to a gallon of gasoline does not convey the inherent loss in fuel economy - and increase in vehicle operating expense Operating Expense The essential things that a company must purchase in order to maintain business. Notes: For example, the payment of employees wages are an operating expense. Also known as OPEX. - that accompanies the use of E-85," Sundstrom said. AAA's "BTU-adjusted E-85 price is intended to compensate for this situation and provide an apples-to-apples price comparison that is more helpful to consumers." Pricing information for alternative fuels, Bio-Diesel and E-85, is also available on AAA's TripTik([R]) Travel Planner. The AAA TripTik Travel Planner is an interactive mapping, routing and travel planning tool that is available free at AAA.com. Users can search for gas stations in their area or along their route by selecting the gas icon. Once stations are listed, users can scroll To continuously move forward, backward or sideways through the text and images on screen or within a window. Scrolling implies continuous and smooth movement, a line, character or pixel at a time, as if the data were on a paper scroll being rolled behind the screen. See auto scroll. over locations and pricing information for all available fuels at a particular station will appear in a pop-up window pop-up window n (Comput) → Popup-Fenster nt . AAA's TripTik Travel Planner includes detailed maps, turn-by-turn directions, AAA proprietary content (such as scenic roads, congested con·gest·ed adj. Affected with or characterized by congestion. congested ENT adjective Referring to a boggy blood-filled tissue. See Nasal congestion. areas, and construction information), AAA/CAA club locations, TourBook([R]) and CampBook([R]) guide information (including Diamond ratings for hotels and restaurants) and online hotel booking functionality. Users can map a single location or create complete point-to-point itineraries using specific addresses or populated pop·u·late tr.v. pop·u·lat·ed, pop·u·lat·ing, pop·u·lates 1. To supply with inhabitants, as by colonization; people. 2. drop-down lists drop-down list - pull-down list that include airports, colleges and universities, major sports venues, hospitals, golf courses, ski resorts, cruise ports and national, state and provincial parks A provincial park (or territorial park) is a park under the management of a provincial or territrorial government in Canada. While provincial parks are not the same as national parks, their workings are very similar. . The data collection and calculations used to derive the prices of gasoline, E-85 and the "BTU-adjusted" price of E-85 is performed for AAA by Oil Price Information Service, the nation's most comprehensive source of petroleum pricing information, as a public and member service. AAA's national and club public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. departments independently analyze and comment on fuel price patterns and trends based on its more than 30 years of ongoing fuel price consumer advocacy. The AAA Fuel Gauge Report Web site lists average daily prices for the nation, all 50 states and more than 250 localities for all grades of gasoline, making the site the most current and comprehensive public source of fuel price information. As North America's largest motoring and leisure travel organization, AAA provides its more than 50 million members with travel, insurance, financial and automotive-related services. Since its founding in 1902, the not-for-profit, fully tax-paying AAA has been a leader and advocate for the safety and security of all travelers. |
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