Brandon: Riding on E85

An interesting exercise in alternative fuel utilization was conducted recently by Rick Tolman, chief executive officer of the National Corn Growers Association.

For a series of meetings, he drove his Yukon SUV from St. Louis to Chicago, then on to St. Paul, Minn., and back to St. Louis, with several refueling stops along the way. His goal was to power the trip solely with E85 gasoline/ethanol blend and to post observations on the NCGA Web site.