Gimme 10 Gallons and Some Rocky Road
Newton, Mississippi, today becomes home to the state’s first retail E85 (85 percent ethanol, 15 percent gasoline) fuel station. But wait, there’s more. Ford’s Fuel, which has set a grand opening for today, is also an ice cream museum.
Whaaaaat?
That’s right, Mississippi’s first flex-fuel filling station is built on the site of Newton’s old Ford’s Ice Cream factory, which was established in 1928. The new facility — a green one at that — will feature not only E85 fuel pumps, but an ice-cream parlor and a museum dedicated to the town’s long-time local ice-cream history.
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E85 isn’t yet universally available in the U.S., although the number of stations offering the flex fuel is growing. About 800 stations across the nation now offer E85.
Ford’s Fuel plans to celebrate its first day of E85 sales with per-gallon prices of 85 cents (the first two hours) and $1.85 (the next 12).
Newton has a population of about 3,700 and is located about 70 miles east of Jackson.
