On Monday June 16, 2014, I decided to drive all the way out to Omaha to participate in a promotion being held by the plains states chain known as Kum and Go. This promotion, paid for entirely by Kum and Go, offers E85 to consumers for two hours at several stations for $0.85/gallon. Yes, 85 cents per gallon. Boy, 17 gallons for $15 was extremely nice. From what I've learned, this is something that Kum and Go does quite often. Not surprisingly, Kum and Go was given an A+ rating on the Consumer Choice Report Card, a report published by the Renewable Fuels Association, ranking major station chains by what percentage of their stores carry E85 and/or E15. Kum and Go was rated 4th in the country, with approximately 1 in 3 stores carrying E85. I've learned that Kum and Go is very friendly to ethanol.Kum and Go is largely based in Iowa, with many of their stores located inside their home state. However, this chain has stores all the way from Montana down to Oklahoma. Founded in 1959 in Hampton, Iowa, Kum and Go now operates 420 stores in 11 states. Today, Kum and Go is the fifth largest privately held, corporate run, convenience store chain nationwide. Some of their stores are even LEED-certified, meaning they meet very strict energy efficiency standards. Kum and Go has a very successful business model, and I wish them only the best. If only we had some stations here in Michigan...
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