Sales of E85 fuel in California reached a record high in 2021, according to new data from the California Air Resources Board.

Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper tells Brownfield the numbers are “off the charts”.

“They consumed almost 63 million gallons of E85 last year and that was about a 55% increase from 2020. The volume last year, roughly doubled in just three years.”

Cooper says California far outpaces any other state in E85 consumption, a direct result of the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard – policy that incentivizes flex fuel vehicles.

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