First 'Biofuels Corridor' in the U.S.

"Interstate 65, extending 886 miles between Gary, Indiana and Mobile, Alabama, is the nation's first "biofuels corridor." In 2005, there were no biofuel stations along I-65. Today the corridor designation means that a driver is no more than 100 miles from a participating E85 retailer. The $1.3 million federal project funded 31 E85 and five B20 stations and one biodiesel blending facility located on the Indiana-Ohio border. Matching funds for construction and conversion were provided by individual infrastructure owners. E85, a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline for use in flexible fuel vehicles, and B20, a blend of 20% biodiesel and 80% petroleum-based diesel for use in diesel vehicles, are fuels made with renewable agricultural products.

The corridor, which spans four states, was completed thanks to the Indiana Office of Energy and Defense Development (IOEDD), which worked with Carl Lisek of Indiana's South Shore Clean Cities, Kellie Walsh of Central Indiana Clean Cities, Melissa Howell of the Commonwealth Clean Cities Partnership (CCCP) in Kentucky, and Mark Bentley of the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition (ACFC)."