The festivities were held in conjunction with Chevron's celebration of the opening of an ExtraMile convenience store and the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce. Attendees partook of free food and drinks and Feel Good Fueling Up with Pearson selling E85 [image-nocss] to the public for only 85 cents per gallon for several hours.
The E85 is compatible with more than 25,000 flex-fuel vehicles (FFVs) in Riverside County and with more than 50,000 FFVs in the Los Angeles basin.
Oak Valley Chevron is part of Pearson Fuels' statewide roll out of new E85 stations throughout California, starting with its original station in San Diego. The E85 facilities were partially funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB).
Mike Lewis, co-owner of Pearson Fuels, said, "It is exciting for us to see the progress and interest in alternative fuel infrastructure over the last few years because we have all been recently reminded of the harm that petroleum exploration can pose to the environment, and our nation's dependence on foreign oil is the greatest challenge our children will face. Alternative fuels are always coming 'next year,' then the year after that, but this is a real station with real alternative fuel, open to the public 24 hours a day that will displace petroleum with every gallon pumped."
Pearson brought the first ethanol station to the state of California when it opened its San Diego station in 2003 as the world's first Alternative Fuel Station featuring 10 different fuels. Today it specializes in bringing alternative fuels to the public throughout California.
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