SAN DIEGO -- Pearson Fuels will celebrate its fifth anniversary as the self-proclaimed "world's first alternative fuel station" on October 3 with the ribbon cutting and ground breaking of eight new stations throughout California. It will also partner with the San Diego Regional Clean Fuels Coalition to host San Diego's National AFV Day Odyssey event at a Pearson Fuels location.
Building upon the success of past events, Odyssey 2008 is positioned to break all records, with a total of 86 sites being conducted nationwide. In 2006, with 60 participating sites in three countries, the event [image-nocss] attracted nearly 40,000 attendees. San Diego's event will feature a presentation by Assemblyperson Lori Saldana and Mike Lewis from Pearson Fuels.
With the support of the Clean Fuels Coalition, E85 will be available for $1.85 per gallon from noon until 5:00 p.m. at the Pearson Fuels site and free food and drinks will be available to the public. A variety of AFVs and AFV experts will be on hand.
The EcoCenter for Alternative Fuel Education, located at Pearson Fuels, will also host a local group of students during the event as they do most every school day. Its natural gas-fueled school bus will bring a local school group to learn about our country's energy dependence and the environmental costs of our reliance on petroleum. The students learn about a variety of alternative fuels and how they can make a difference. The EcoCenter has been operating since 2004 and has hosted more than 26,000 students.
Additionally, Pearson Fuels will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new Carlsbad location on October 7. E85 will be sold to the public for $1.85 per gallon from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Free food will also be provided to the public. Pearson Fuels has also announced two groundbreakings for new stations in Beaumont and Perris on October 8; ribbon cuttings for stations in Concord on October 14 and Hayward on October 15; and groundbreakings in San Jose on October 15 and on October 16 in Carmichael and Sacramento.
Pearson Fuels opened in 2003. Specializing in bringing alternative fuels to the public, the company said that it brought the first ethanol station to the state of California, the first biodiesel station to San Diego and the county's first dual-pressure CNG station. Pearson Fuels features San Diego's largest electric vehicle charging facility, the county's first propane vehicle fueling station and was the first independent station in San Diego to offer ultra low-sulfur diesel. Three grades of gasoline round the offering to a total of 10 different vehicle fuels.
The original concept for Pearson Fuels grew out of the Clean Cities Program, the company said. The Clean Cities Program is a government-industry partnership designed to reduce petroleum consumption in the transportation sector by advancing the use of alternative fuels and vehicles, idle-reduction technologies, hybrid electric vehicles, fuel blends and fuel economy measures. The Clean Cities Program was established in 1993 with its first designated coalition located in Atlanta.
Members help make our journalism possible. Become a CSP member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content. Sign up here.