Source: Sacramento Business Journal
Ethanol and biodiesel retailer Propel Fuels and Growth Energy aim to get more Sacramento-area drivers to use homegrown renewable fuels with a promotion announced Monday.
Through July 4, consumers can obtain a pre-paid fuel card for five free gallons of E-85, an ethanol blend, or biodiesel, to be used any time at one of Propel’s five area stations. To register for the card, visit the Propel Fuels site. Once registered, Propel will mail free fuel cards to customers while supplies last.
“There are more than 40,000 flex fuel drivers in the Sacramento area and we want to make sure they know that homegrown fuels, like Propel’s E85 and biodiesel, are locally available alternatives to the foreign oil used in gasoline,” Growth Energy chief executive officer Tom Buis said in a news release. “With our country’s own Independence Day right around the corner, we want to encourage flex fuel vehicle owners to also demonstrate their independence from foreign oil at the pump.”
“Drivers now have a choice, they can break free from imported oil,” Propel Fuels CEO Matt Horton said. “Together with Growth Energy, we are increasing awareness and use of alternative fuels which will create jobs, improve our environment and decreasing our nation’s dependence on oil.”
Propel Fuels installed E-85 and B-5 biodiesel pumps at five gas stations in Sacramento, Rocklin, Citrus Heights and Elk Grove. It also has biofuels pumps at six stations in Washington state, and it plans to put hundreds more in California.
