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The below regional chart refers to the 3 classes of E85 blends that
are offered in a particular area at that time of year. Each class
has different properties, the most important being the amount of
Ethanol in the blend which can affect the Air/Fuel ratio of your
customized tune if you've converted to E85. This chart represents
the recommended fuel to retailers, not necessarily what's in the
tank at your local station.
Please be sure to read
our E85 Tuning article regarding how this plays a factor.
Summer Blend: Class 1 (min 79% ethanol)
Spring/Fall Blend: Class 2 (min 74% ethanol)
Winter Blend: Class 3 (min 70% ethanol)
|
| State |
Fuel Region |
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
| Alabama |
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2
|
| Alaska |
Southern Region |
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
| Alaska |
South Mainland |
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2/1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
| Arizona |
North of 34 latitude |
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Arizona |
South of 34 latitude |
2
|
2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2
|
| Arkansas |
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
| California |
North Coast |
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2
|
| California |
South Coast |
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2
|
| California |
Southeast |
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
| California |
Interior |
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2
|
| Colorado |
East of 105 longitude |
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Colorado |
West of 105 longitude |
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1/2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
| Connecticut |
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
| Delaware |
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
| DC |
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
| Florida |
North of 29 latitude |
2
|
2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2
|
| Florida |
South of 29 latitude |
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
| Georgia |
|
3
|
3
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
| Hawaii |
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
| Idaho |
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Illinois |
North of 40 latitude |
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Illinois |
South of 40 latitude |
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Indiana |
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Iowa |
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Kansas |
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Kentucky |
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
| Louisiana |
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2
|
| Maine |
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Maryland |
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
| Massachusetts |
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
| Michigan |
Lower Peninsula |
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Michigan |
Upper Peninsula |
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Minnesota |
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Mississippi |
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2
|
| Missouri |
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Montana |
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1/2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
| Nebraska |
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Nevada |
North of 38 latitude |
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Nevada |
South of 38 latitude |
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
| New Hampshire |
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| New Jersey |
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
| New Mexico |
North of 34 latitude |
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| New Mexico |
South of 34 latitude |
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2/3
|
3
|
| New York |
North of 42 latitude |
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| New York |
South of 42 latitude |
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
| North Carolina |
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| North Dakota |
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Ohio |
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Oklahoma |
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
| Oregon |
East of 122 longitude |
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Oregon |
West of 122 longitude |
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2
|
2/3
|
| Pennsylvania |
North of 41 latitude |
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Pennsylvania |
South of 41 latitude |
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
| Rhode Island |
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
| South Carolina |
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2
|
| South Dakota |
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Tennessee |
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
| Texas |
North of 31 latitude |
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
| Texas |
South of 31 latitude |
2
|
2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2
|
| Utah |
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Vermont |
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Virginia |
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
| Washington |
East of 122 longitude |
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Washington |
West of 122 longitude |
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2
|
2/3
|
| West Virginia |
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Wisconsin |
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
| Wyoming |
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3/2
|
2
|
2/1
|
1/2
|
2
|
2/3
|
3
|
3
|
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Information Source: U.S. Dept of Energy,
Handbook
for Handling, Storing, and Dispensing E85.