Spike in gas prices puts E85 back in spotlight

The E85 pump at the Bellmart gas station in La Porte has gotten a workout since gasoline prices spiked, cashier Pam Angeledes said.

Motorists are pumping the gasoline alternative into as many as 40 vehicles a day, double the number of a few months earlier, she added.

The 85-percent ethanol, 15-percent petroleum mix sold for $3.09 a gallon on Friday at the Bellmart, at 1302 Lincolnway, 20 cents a gallon cheaper than gasoline.

“People definitely are asking about it,” Angeledes said.

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