Austin, Texas: Leading Biodiesel Availability in US
by Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA 
on 08. 2.06
Austin, Texas has a lot of good things going for it; we learned all about its public transportation, recycling practices and general "green-ness" when we asked the city's residents to fill us in on some of the finer points of living there. We're happy to add another TreeHugging service to the list: Austin now has more B20 (20% biodiesel) pumps than anywhere else in the US. With the recent addition of biodiesel at nineteen Shell stations around the city, Austin now has a grand total of twenty fuel stations that carry B20, as well as three that have B99 or B100 available. “This concentration of B20 pumps should be a goal for all major U.S. cities,” said Joe Jobe, CEO of the National Biodiesel Board (NBB). “What’s happening in Austin with B20 availability represents a significant achievement, and is a powerful stand for renewable energy and energy independence.” The NBB estimates that there are more than 800 biodiesel pumps across the county. ::NBB Press Release via ::AutoblogGreen
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I honestly think the main reason bio fuels haven't caught on is because of the fear that it isn't a solution. What needs to be done is there needs to be an advertising blitz for biodiesel. GM is pushing E85 like its gold and you need a different engine and its less efficient then biodiesel. We need to push for B40 at all diesel stations.
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In Canada I am running a jeep liberty CRD Diesel (2006) model on B40 here. It's the best thing for it and all the Volkswagen TDI users are now jumping on B40 as well.