Industry Partners Celebrate Grand Opening of Canton, Mich., E85 (Ethanol) Station

CANTON, Mich., Dec. 11, 2006 -- WHEN:  Tuesday, December 12, 2006
         10 a.m. - Noon

  WHERE:  Mobil
          44350 Warren Road
          Canton, MI 48187
          (734) 414-0712

WHAT: The event will celebrate the opening of another southeast Michigan- area ethanol (E85) refueling station in Canton, Mich. on December 12, 2006, from 10 a.m. - Noon. The grand opening is being supported by The Michigan Corn Growers Association, Michigan Department of Agriculture, General Motors, Michigan Energy Office, National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition and NextEnergy, facilitator of the Detroit Area Clean Cities Coalition.

The Canton station will be selling E85 (ethanol) fuel at $.85/gallon between 10:00 a.m. - Noon with support from Michigan Fuels Inc. and $1.85/gallon the remainder of the day. One of the grand opening sponsors, General Motors, will be providing 100 - $25 fuel cards for the first GM flex fuel vehicles that fuel up with E85 at the Canton station. GM will also have on display their flex fuel vehicles vehicle, literature and shirts. Representatives from Governor Granholm's office and city officials are expected to take part in a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10:00 a.m.

E85 fuel is a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline to be used in Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFVs). FFVs are available from several automobile manufacturers. For a complete listing, visit http://www.e85fuel.com/ . There are now over 1,000 publicly and privately accessed E85 fueling locations throughout the United States -- ten times the amount that existed in 2002. Michigan is home to over 30 of these locations, and approximately 225,000 of the more than four million FFVs on the road. A FFV can operate on ordinary gasoline blended with up to 85 percent ethanol and all combinations in between. At the grand opening event, only consumers with FFVs will be allowed to fill their vehicles with E85.

In 2003, Michigan consumers utilized more than 150 million gallons of ethanol, up from 90 million gallons the previous year. There are three ethanol plants currently operational in the state of Michigan: Michigan Ethanol, LLC in Caro, producing 40-50 million gallons of ethanol per year; The Andersons Albion Ethanol, LLC in Albion, annually producing 55 million gallons of ethanol; and US Bio Woodbury in Lake Odessa, producing 45 million gallons of ethanol annually. There are also two plants in the construction stage and others in various stages of development.

Andy Kill, Airfoil Public Relations, P:(248) 304-1424, or kill@airfoilpr.com