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A Sunoco fuel station in Peachtree, North Carolina. Sunoco LP / s ə ˈ n oʊ k oʊ / is an American master limited partnership organized under Delaware state law and headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Dating back to 1886, the company has transformed from a vertically integrated energy company to a distributor of fuels and operator of energy ...
However, blends like E85, with a much greater ethanol content, require significant modifications to be made before an engine can run on the mixture without damaging the engine. [6] Some vehicles that currently use E85 fuel, also called flex fuel, include, the Ford Focus, Dodge Durango, and Toyota Tundra, among others. [citation needed]
The American Le Mans Series sports car championship introduced E10 in the 2007 season to replace pure gasoline. In the 2008 season, E85 was allowed in the GT class and teams began switching to it. [115] In 2011, the three national NASCAR stock car series mandated a switch from gasoline to E15, a blend of Sunoco GTX unleaded racing fuel and 15% ...
The Mariner East pipelines are a series of Natural Gas Liquids pipelines under construction in the US state of Pennsylvania.The pipelines are intended to facilitate the transfer of Natural Gas Liquids from the Utica Shale and Marcellus Shale Formations to ports on the eastern seaboard where the ethane, butane, pentane, propane mix will be shipped to Scotland for plastics production.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the price of E85 rose to nearly on par with the cost of 87 octane gasoline in many states in the United States, and was for a short time the only fuel available when gasoline was sold out, but within four weeks of Katrina, the price of E85 had fallen once more to a 20% to 35% lower cost than 87 ...
E85 fuel dispenser at a regular gasoline station, Washington, D.C. Ford , Chrysler , and GM are among many automobile companies that sell flexible-fuel vehicles that can run blends ranging from pure gasoline to 85% ethanol ( E85 ), and beginning in 2008 almost any type of automobile and light duty vehicle was available with the flex-fuel option ...
In 1997, the Sunoco name was withdrawn from Quebec, and all stations converted to the Ultramar brand. The refinery in Lévis was renamed in honour of retired Ultramar Diamond Shamrock CEO Jean Gaulin in 2001. [1] On December 31, 2001, Valero Energy Corporation completed its acquisition of Ultramar Diamond Shamrock. [5]
E85 as a fuel is widely used in Sweden; however, most of it is imported from Italy and Brazil. E85 was formerly available from the Maxol chain in Ireland, where it was made from whey, a byproduct of cheese manufacturing. [13] The availability ended in 2011, due to a severe excise-duty hike which rendered it economically unviable.