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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by razorlab
2.96!?! Are there huge E85 refineries in WA or something?

3.49 up here in NorCal.
In my old home town the largest biodiesel refinery in NA is being finished, everywhere you go that has E85 has it for 3.00 or less around here as well. WA is giving extra tax incentives for alternative fuel (i.e. no road tax) in addition to the federal credits for E85 blenders that is going to extend till 2010 (dec 31 2009 specifically as I recall).

I cant believe that its 3.79 or 3.49 for E85 actually. When the new station opened up halfway between Vancouver and Aberdeen (in a small town off I5) it was 3.35 a gallon when I first drove by. That was right before the recent gas price crash and subsequent E85 price decrease.
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Petey Turbo
imho NorCal is my favorite part of the country and I would pay the difference gladly, I had the pleasure of driving up and down the state last year for buisness, had a GREAT time Beautiful place to live.
It is great here in NorCal but try having a modified car here in Kalifornia.

You will understand why I try to make everything stealth as possible.

CARB is a real *****.

I still don't understand why it took this long for E85 to get to NorCal. It's like 80% tree huggers.

I mean look at the pacific northwest. Freaking tree huggers and they have like a billion E85 stations.

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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 10:15 PM
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Its funny because they are planning to add 12 stations on the WA section of 5 in the next year, Portland is passing a law or passed a law that every fuel station in the city limits will have both E85 and biodiesel available. Even the little town I live in now has E85 going in. Practically swimming in it from the sounds of it and I had no idea.

I have read things about the Republik that you live in Bryan, and you have my sympathies. Thats why stock housing turbos are so big there?
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 10:22 PM
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I have read things about the Republik that you live in Bryan, and you have my sympathies. Thats why stock housing turbos are so big there?
Yes, even then the cops think it's a honda with a turbo kit.

I should just get it over with and move to Portland. Plus I would be closer to Rogue!
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveK
Walmart thing might be bad for those of us who already have E85 in our neighborhoods...there might not be enough capacity to expand that rapidly, which could cause shortages and/or price increases.

Dave
Good point, Dave. However, I don't think Wal-Mart would actually be required to offer E85 everywhere all at once. I see no reason why they could not stage their initial E85 entry into each market as wholesale supply meets the new market demands.

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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 09:23 PM
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Yes, even then the cops think it's a honda with a turbo kit.

I should just get it over with and move to Portland. Plus I would be closer to Rogue!
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 11:16 PM
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2.899 a gallon tonight when I drove through
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 11:43 PM
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Not bad at all..I havnt drivenmy car in 2 weeks so I have no idea what pricing is now.
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2.899 a gallon tonight when I drove through
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 09:15 PM
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try paying $8.00 for 110 Oct, I wish I could even buy E85 in the central coast of Califorina. I need to drive 80 miles up north to find the only station that carries it, and that's if they have not run out of it.
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Old Sep 21, 2008 | 07:25 AM
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$2.69/Gallon here at my local station in upstate NY. E-85 stations are popping up all over the place around here...

I'm converting next month. From $4 a gallon 93 to almost half the price on E-85...
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Old Sep 22, 2008 | 09:42 AM
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2.84 in Chehalis WA, 2.99 in both Olympia WA and Portland OR.
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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 10:53 AM
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$2.80 in MD. Cost $30 to fill up the tank instead of $50+
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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 11:03 AM
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E-85 here keeps going down? couple months ago it was 3.00$ then dropped to 2.96$ then to 2.79$ then jumped up a lil and now its at 2.49$....i should make the switch to e-85
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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 11:21 AM
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2.99 in Austin, TX!! Parmer and I35
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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 11:35 AM
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2.82 in chehalis
2.75 in Portland

havent checked olympia in awhile.
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