GM took the opportunity on Friday to announce all Hummer models will have biofuel capability by 2010. The announcement took place at the same time as a Classic Chevrolet / Hummer in Dallas, TX became the first new car and truck dealership in the U.S. to open public biofuel pumps. To celebrate the opening, GM had a 2009 H2 SUT on-hand at the dealership, which is E85 capable. The SUT, along with the regular H2, represent just two of the 15 FlexFuel models GM will offer for the 2009 model year. The public first saw an E85-capable Hummer in the form of the HX Concept.
The station, called Classic Clean Fuels and located in nearby Dallas, TX, comprises nine dedicated pumps that cost over half a million dollars to install and deliver E85, E10 and biodiesel.
The dealership, thanks to an on-site E85 pump currently under conversion, will deliver all new FlexFuel vehicles with a tank of E85. In addition, an Enterprise Rent-A-Car branch located within the dealership will devote a quarter of its fleet to FlexFuel vehicles that will be filled up exclusively at the new station. Less than 1 percent of U.S. filling stations offer E85.
“We sell a lot of trucks capable of running on alternative fuels like E85, and even though there has been some increased availability, we saw a need for more E85 pumps where drivers could fill up,†said Charles Martin, general manager at Classic Chevrolet / Hummer, in a statement.
