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Vehicle and fuel availability

Ten percent ethanol-blended gasoline (E-10) is now available at more than 1000 service stations across Canada. It may be used in any vehicle manufactured in 1980 or later, and you fill up your vehicle the same way you would with gasoline. The tool below will help you locate an E-10 retailer near you.

Eighty-five percent ethanol-blended gasoline (E-85) is used by some organizations that have large vehicle fleets, but it is not yet commercially available in Canada.

Ethanol fuelling station locations

To find an ethanol retailer near you, choose your province or territory from a map of Canada or from a menu.

Vehicle models available

All car manufacturers warrant their 1980 and later-model vehicles to run on a 10 percent ethanol blend (E-10) without any engine modification. Check with the manufacturer for information on engines built before 1980.

All North American automakers make flexible-fuel vehicles that can run on gasoline or on blends of up to 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. Current E-85 models include:

• Chevrolet Avalanche
• Chevrolet Suburbans
• Chevrolet Tahoes
• some Chevrolet pickup trucks
• Chrysler 2.7-litre V-6 Stratus sedans
• some Chrysler minivans
• Dodge Cargovans with 3.3-litre V-6
• Ford Explorer
• Ford Taurus
• GMC Yukons
• GMC Yukon XLs with 5.3-litre V-8
• Sebring sedans
• Sebring convertibles

E-85 vehicles use an on-board sensor to detect and automatically adjust for the fuel mixture being used at any given time. To handle the high alcohol content of E-85, modifications are needed to an engine's intake valves, fuel-injection system and ignition system. The engine must be made of alcohol-resistant materials (zinc, lead, magnesium, aluminum and certain plastics and rubbers that are commonly used in gasoline engines can be broken down by alcohol). These vehicles also require stainless steel storage tanks and fuel lines. To overcome the problem of lower energy content, manufacturers have equipped E-85 vehicles with larger fuel tanks.

Use Natural Resources Canada's AFV Guide software package for more information on available vehicle models.