Sunday, December 20, 2009

Consumers Focused on Long Term Energy Solutions

EPIC's National Poll: Biofuels Most Acceptable Way to Achieve Energy Independence

Omaha, NE -- Biofuels top the account as the a lot of able access to continued appellation activity aegis in the U.S. That's the cessation of a civic analysis commissioned by the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC). Respondents were asked what they would accede 'acceptable' solutions to the accepted activity bearings in the U.S. and 73 percent of them responded with the answer, domestically produced biofuels such as booze to alter oil.

The ambition of activity ability won't be easy. It's traveling to crop harder work, innovation, investment, conservation, collaboration, and backbone both from the biofuels industry and the public It's aswell is traveling to crave change to a added adapted activity portfolio of apple-pie domestically produced addition fuels and renewable energy. Our nation's addiction to alien oil has amount us dearly, in both banking and aegis terms. For decades, there has been abuse if activity prices skyrocket. When they plummet, the affair of renewable activity is put on the backburner Complacency is no best an option. Consumers are affianced in the activity agitation and they charge to break in the debate. In 2007, Ford activated their Escape Hybrid FFV but did not accompany it to bazaar because they didn't feel there was a bazaar due to consumers' abridgement of interest. Our analysis shows this is not the case Consumers are accessible for this technology. The automotive industry needs to accomplish to added development of amalgam FFVs. Consumers are active America's energy independence plan with added solutions:
 

    62 percent citation attention 58 percent citation added calm conduct 55 percent authorization accomplishment of environmentally affable cars 24 percent of respondents cited conduct in environmentally affable areas as an advantage Only 7 percent responded that importing added adopted oil was an able band-aid to our accepted problems.
    "The ambition of activity ability won't be easy. It's traveling to crop harder work, innovation, investment, conservation, collaboration, and backbone both from the biofuels industry and the public," Ethanol Promotion and Information Council's (EPIC) Executive Director, Toni Nuernberg said. "It's aswell is traveling to crave change to a added adapted activity portfolio of apple-pie domestically produced addition fuels and renewable energy."

    EPIC's civic poll aswell reveals chump abutment for biofuels such as booze keeps growing. Nearly 62 percent of respondents accept a favorable appearance of ethanol.


    Flex Fuel Vehicles

    In addition, abutment for flex-fuel cars (FFVs) is aswell increasing. FFVs can run on authentic gasoline or E85 (85% ethanol, 15% gasoline) or any mid-level blend such as E15, E20, E30 or E40. Earlier this year, General Motors, Ford Motor Company and Chrysler committed that by 2012, bisected of their agile will be flex-fuel vehicles. In May 2008, Senator John Thune alien the Flex-Fuel for All Americans Act of 2008, which would actualize a acting chump tax acclaim for the acquirement of a (FFV). In June Senator Sam Brownback accurate action to crave 50 percent of all cars awash in the U.S. by 2012 to be FFVs. Today, there are added than 7 actor FFVs on the road, 1,800 E85 stations and 100 blender pumps.

    "Our nation's addiction to alien oil has amount us dearly, in both banking and aegis terms. For decades, there has been abuse if activity prices skyrocket. When they plummet, the affair of renewable activity is put on the backburner," said Nuernberg. "Complacency is no best an option. Consumers are affianced in the activity agitation and they charge to break in the debate."

    Also auspicious is chump alertness to acquirement a amalgam FFV. When asked about a competitively priced amalgam flex-fuel vehicle, 64 percent of respondents adumbrated they would accede purchasing one, advertence an even college accepting than a FFV after the amalgam affection (47 percent adumbrated they would accede a FFV). The better acumen cited for the acquirement of a amalgam FFV was the environmental allowances of ethanol.

    "In 2007, Ford activated their Escape Hybrid FFV but did not accompany it to bazaar because they didn't feel there was a bazaar due to consumers' abridgement of interest. Our analysis shows this is not the case," said Nuernberg. "Consumers are accessible for this technology. The automotive industry needs to accomplish to added development of amalgam FFVs."

    Survey Methodology:
    Online analysis of a absolute 1,023 completed surveys from Luth Research's SurveySavvy online analysis panel. Survey fielding dates were October 7, 2008 through October 15, 2008. Click actuality to appearance the analysis report.

    About EPIC:
    The Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) is an accord of booze producers and industry leaders who accept appear calm to advance the chat about the allowances of booze through advice and promotional programs. EPIC is a nonprofit alignment and is overseen by an 11 affiliate axle of directors. Visit DrivingEthanol.org for added advice about EPIC. Need experts? Visit Experts.DrivingEthanol.org

    Contact:
    Joanna Schroeder, APR                      
    Director of Communications, EPIC                     
    636-399-4381- adaptable                
    402-932-0567
       
    Tom DiBacco
    Broadhead + Co
    612-418-7426- mobile    
    612-617-7951        

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