Ethanol is Already a Significant Contributor to America's Fuel Supply

• Every major automaker approves the use of E- 10 Unleaded-a blend of 10% ethanol
  and 90% ordinary gasoline that has been in demand in the U.S. for more than 20 years.
• Harley Davidson recommends the use of oxygenated, clean air fuels such as ethanol blended gasoline.
• Ethanol production in the U.S. has established new records every year since 1996.
• More than one and a half billion bushels of corn will be converted to ethanol in the 2004 production year.

Ethanol is Poised to be a Fuel of the Future

• There are millions of flexible fuel vehicles (FFV) on the road today that can run on any ethanol blend up to 85% ethanol. You might be driving one-Ford, General Motors, Daimler-Chrysler, and Mazda all make FFVs! By the end of the 2004 marketing year, there will be a minimum of 5.5 million FFVs on the road. Minnesota has nearly 100 E-85 fueling stations-and the number of E-85 stations across the U.S. is on the rise as this fuel gains wider acceptance.
• E diesel™ is an ethanol blended diesel fuel currently under development. The off-road market (construction equipment, etc.) offers huge potential for renewable fuels such as ethanol in an effort to reduce pollution and enhance performance.
• Fuel cells appear to be the next generation of clean power for vehicles and the production of electricity. Fuel cells operate on hydrogen, which can be reformed or extracted from fuels such as ethanol. Ethanol is poised to be the hydrogen source of choice because of its relatively simple molecular structure-and it is renewable and produced domestically. Michael Wang, Argonne National Laboratories, evaluated the energy economics of an ethanol hydrogen filling station concept. He concluded that ethanol is generally favored and his recommendation has been endorsed by General Motors and Exxon.