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Alabama Governor to Extend E85 Corridor




Governor Bob Riley

For other people named Bob Riley, see Bob Riley (disambiguation).
Robert Renfroe "Bob" Riley (born October 3, 1944) is an American politician in the Republican Party.
’s effort to increase the public’s access to alternative fuels gets a boost on Friday with the opening of new E85 and B20 biodiesel pumps at two gas stations in Mobile.  Riley and others will open the stations Friday at 11:00 a.m.

The new alternative fuel pumps Fuel pump

A mechanical or electrical pump for drawing fuel from a storage tank and forcing it to an engine or furnace. The type of pump chosen for a given fuel depends to a great extent on the volatility of the liquid to be pumped.
 are part of the Clean Corridor initiative to make Interstate in·ter·state  
adj.
Involving, existing between, or connecting two or more states.

n.
One of a system of highways extending between the major cities of the 48 contiguous United States.

Noun 1.
 65 the nation’s first biofuels corridor.  When finalized See finalization. , owners of flexible fuel vehicles and diesel vehicles will never be farther than a ¼ of a tank away from an E85 or biodiesel pump along I-65. 

To kickoff the openings, the station owner will offer E85 for 85 cents a gallon from 11:00 a.m. to noon.  The rest of the day motorists will pay only $2.85 for a gallon of the plant-based alternative fuel.
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Author:Thomas Allen
Publication:WVTM - Birmingham, AL
Date:Sep 25, 2008
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