(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.)--Offering drivers in the Kansas City area more choices at the pump, Temp Stop in Lee's Summit is now the second fueling station in Missouri to install ethanol blender pumps.  The new pumps installed last week offer three blends of ethanol as well as two grades of conventional gasoline.

"With the addition of these blender pumps, consumers can seize the opportunity to utilize a homegrown, renewable fuel," said Bradley Schad, Missouri Corn associate director of ethanol blends.  "Not only does ethanol burn cleaner than gasoline, it helps reduce our dependence on foreign oil and keeps U.S. dollars here at home."
 
Located at 100 SE Todd George Road in Lee's Summit, the blender pumps at this Temp Stop location allow drivers to fill up with E20 (20 percent ethanol, 80 percent gasoline), E30 (30 percent ethanol, 70 percent gasoline), E85 (85 percent ethanol, 15 percent gasoline), 87 octane gasoline or 91 octane gasoline. 
 
"We're proud to be part of this movement to promote a cleaner environment," says Terry Green, CEO of Temp Stop in Lee's Summit.  "Together with our fuel supplier, CarterEnergy, we're making E20, E30 and E85 available to our customers and offering them more choices than ever before when it comes to refueling their vehicles.  These blended fuels give them a way to join the 'green' movement, too."
 
The Temp Stop blender pumps are part of a pilot program with Missouri Corn and the Missouri Department of Agriculture Division of Weights and Measures.  Each blender pump pulls from two underground tanks, one with unleaded and one with ethanol.  A dispenser then blends the appropriate percentages of the two fuels to create any fuel blend of ethanol from 20 to 85 percent.  Although all gas-powered engines can utilize E10 (10 percent ethanol, 90 percent gasoline), ethanol blends higher than 10 percent are currently approved for use in Flex Fuel vehicles only. 
 
"Additional blender pump locations are currently in development," said Schad.  "We look forward to offering consumers across the state the same opportunity to choose what they put in their tank."
 
There are currently over 100 blender pumps operating nationwide.  To learn more about ethanol and Missouri's six farmer-owned ethanol plants visit www.mocorn.org.  To identify if a vehicle is Flex Fuel, click here.  

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Photo Cutline:  Temp Stop in Lee's Summit installed ethanol blender pumps last week offering consumers more options when filling up.  Each blender pump allows drivers to choose from three blends of ethanol as well as two grades of gasoline.

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