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Federal Grant: The federal Department of Energy selected a team of companies and organizations including Pasadena-based Calstart to receive grant funding to begin a new alternative fuel network in the state. The grant will provide partial funding to build publicly accessible E85 stations around California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). . Currently, there is only one public ethanol ethanol (ĕth`ənōl') or ethyl alcohol, CH3CH2OH, a colorless liquid with characteristic odor and taste; commonly called grain alcohol or simply alcohol. station in the state. The initial round of funding will be used to construct E85 pumps at existing United Oil gas stations in the greater Los Angeles area The Greater Los Angeles Area, or the Southland, is the agglomeration of urbanized area around the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. There are two "official" definitions—the Los Angeles metropolitan area consisting only of the Los Angeles and Orange including four along highway 101 from Ventura to San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo (săn l `ĭs ōbĭs`pō), city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. County. Pacific Ethanol, a company based in Madera, will supply the ethanol for this project.
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