The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) and the Nuevo León State Ministry of the Environment recently conducted a study on the financial and environmental benefits of gasoline blended with 85 percent ethanol (E85). Pictured at an event announcing the successful results of the trial are USGC Ethanol Consultant Conrado Martinez (leftmost), USGC Director in Mexico Heidi Bringenberg (third from right) and USGC Ethanol Consultant Galo Galeana (rightmost).
Over the past six weeks, ten taxis in Monterrey, Mexico have converted to Flex Fuel technology and traveled over 43,000 miles, using over 1,500 gallons of E85. E85 cut overall operating costs by more than two Mexican pesos per mile and reduced between 4.9 and 6.4 tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions annually per taxi. Projected savings during the lifespan of each vehicle reached over $19,000, with environmental benefits including a significant reduction in air pollutants.
That’s according to data from the E85 Pilot Project, a study conducted under a Memorandum of Understanding between the Nuevo Leon State Ministry of the Environment and the U.S. Grains Council. “With U.S. agriculture already enjoying a close relationship with Mexico, its top export market, any increase in biofuel consumption translates to significant demand for U.S. producers to meet,” said Heidi Bringenberg, USGC director in Mexico. “This proves ethanol’s viability in Mexico.”
Learn more on the U.S. Grains Council website: https://grains.org/e85-pilot-program-in-mexico-shows-positive-results/
