How much do FlexFuels, ethanol, E85 cost?
The cost of FlexFuels/ethanol/E85 will vary depending on federal, state and local taxes, distance of gasoline stations from ethanol plants, and the level of ethanol (e.g., E20/30/40/50/85) in the blend. Typically, higher blends of ethanol are discounted about 15% less than the price of regular unleaded as an incentive for consumers to try these new fuels, for gasoline marketers to offer these new alternative fuels, and to make up for any loss in mileage to the consumer. The Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Data Center tracks the price of alternative fuels. Other free E85 prices monitoring services include E85prices.com and the American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest.
