Retailers to Offer Discounted Gas Ahead of Thanksgiving: Circle K and Sheetz Will Lower Prices by 40 Cents per Gallon.

(NACS) Sheetz is reducing the price of its Unleaded 88 gas by 40 cents per gallon beginning Tuesday, November 19, through the end of the month, November 30, according to a report from USA Today.

USA Today reported the discount will only be available at the 505 Sheetz stores that offer Unleaded 88, which is a blend of 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline. The offer may vary at Sheetz locations in Maryland due to local pricing laws, the company said. READ MORE

Excerpt from Renewable Fuels Association: Holiday Travelers to Save $217 Million Thanks to Ethanol by Scott Richman, RFA Chief Economist -- The classic song “Home for the Holidays” captures the joy of being with family at this time of year, but it does contain the lament that “from Atlantic to Pacific…the traffic is terrific.” That has never been more true than this year, given that “AAA projects a record 71.7 million people will travel by car over Thanksgiving.”[1] Even so, there’s good news as Americans hit the road: Ethanol is making holiday travel more affordable.

An analysis by the Renewable Fuels Association indicates that the use of ethanol in the nation’s gasoline is expected to save travelers $217 million over Thanksgiving.[2] E10, a 10% ethanol blend, is the predominant form of gasoline sold in the U.S., and the most recent monthly data shows that it costs $0.28 per gallon less at wholesale than gasoline that does not contain ethanol.[3]

The discount averaged $0.31 per gallon November 2023 to October 2024. For the 12-month period, that translates to a $42 billion reduction in Americans’ fuel bills, equivalent to $319 per household.

The savings are even greater for E15, a 15% ethanol blend that is approved for more than 95% of the cars and trucks on the road today. According to E15prices.com, the national average retail price of E15 has been $0.26 per gallon less than E10 over the last 12 months. If E15 had been adopted nationwide, it would have reduced household spending on gasoline by an additional $30 billion.

At a time when the prices of many basic necessities remain elevated, the U.S. ethanol industry is proud to help hold down the cost of gasoline as families travel to be together for Thanksgiving.

[2] Assumes 71.7 travelers by automobile (AAA); 1.99 occupants per car; 489 miles per holiday trip (U.S. DOT/BTS and The Auto Wire); and average fuel economy of 22.8 miles per gallon (EPA).

Excerpt from Ethanol Report: As a record number of travelers are hitting the road this week for Thanksgiving, the ethanol industry is grateful to be able to keep travel more affordable this holiday season and all year long.

While AAA projects a record 71.7 million people will travel by car over Thanksgiving, an analysis by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) indicates that the use of ethanol in the nation’s gasoline is expected to save travelers $217 million just this week.

In this edition of The Ethanol Report, RFA President and CEO Geoff Cooper talks about that, as well as reaction to President-elect Trump’s pick for Secretary of Agriculture, what’s left to do this year, optimism for the next Congress, and what might happen in the new administration with EPA tailpipe emissions standards. READ MORE