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E85 Fuel Dispenser Development Scott Negley Director, Dispenser Product Management

E85 Fuel Dispenser Development Scott Negley Director, Dispenser Product Management. Alternative Fuels Overview. E85 dispenser market poised to take off after years of potential. Market Drivers. Increasing fuel prices Favorable spread between gasoline and E85

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E85 Fuel Dispenser Development Scott Negley Director, Dispenser Product Management

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  1. E85 Fuel Dispenser DevelopmentScott NegleyDirector, Dispenser Product Management

  2. Alternative Fuels Overview E85 dispenser market poised to take off after years of potential Market Drivers • Increasing fuel prices • Favorable spread between gasoline and E85 • Economic incentives from recent legislation • Transportation bill: 51¢/gal. credit for ethanol blenders • Energy bill: up to $30K infrastructure credit • Energy dependency • Homegrown fuel source gaining momentum • Vehicle population growth • Mfrs. increasing flex fuel models Product compatibility challenge • Ethanol is corrosive in this formulation and requires special treatment • Attacks aluminum, brass and fluid seals • Uncharted regulation territory • Lack of UL product standard for direction • States beginning to require UL approval • Development decision • Use third party OEM or create special in-house hydraulics

  3. E85 Compatibility E85 requires special treatment of components Affected Hydraulics Fuel meter Fuel control valve • Corrosive nature of fuel can leech molecules from metals and deposit within fuel system • Fluid carrying components and castings • Require nickel plating or hard anodizing • Ovation top manifold design presents challenge • Fuel and vapor piping • Aluminum tubing replaced by Schedule 40 black iron • Seals • O-rings upgraded to Viton GFLT • Hanging hardware • Hoses, nozzles need to be compatible Fluid piping and seals Manifolds and fittings

  4. E85 Vapor Recovery We’re getting closer but there are still challenges to overcome • Enhanced Vapor Recovery program • Industry already challenged by meeting current guidelines for standard fuel • Millions of $$$ already spent on EVR program • Business ROI unknown in a promising but unproven market • E85 meets CA fuels definition but yet to determine emission effect or cost/benefit analysis • Unlike standard fuel, E85 does not have fallback provision for pre-EVR rules in rest of country • Implementation of CP-205 novel facility a welcome step • UL Approval • Prerequisite for ARB certification • Standard equipment compatible to 15% ethanol • UL has not published a standard for E85 • Cited lack of test protocol/definition for compatibility • Little market demand kept it off front burner until now • Testing • Balance sites at Vandenberg Air Force Base and RTC have been operating for several years • Plan for multiple R&D sites in initial phase

  5. E85 Product Development Wayne E85 models available in March Partner with Clean Fuel USA • Established name in industry • Supplier for E85 and propane equipment since 1993 • Using experience to establish approval standard with UL • Upfit Wayne dispenser ‘shells’ with compatible hydraulics which interface to iGEM pump electronics Wayne E85 Plans • First UL and W&M approved product on the market • Features black iron pipe, nickel plated castings & control valve and compatible fuel meter • Sameoptions available as equivalent std. model • Same warranty as equivalent standard model • Estimated order of release • Single product Vista • Single product Ovation; 3+1 Ovation/ Vista • Vista/Ovation blenders NASA Space Center test site

  6. Alternative Fuels Development Fast-tracking a solution with longer term plans Wayne Alternative Fuel Road Map Planning for availability across all models • Market entry with CF USA relationship • Short-term: Phased product release • Initial release w/Vista, Century/Select • Subsequent with blending & Ovation • Dispenser only, no suction pumps • Longer-term: Development of model series using Wayne next generation components • Improved cost position to coincide with market rise • Leverage performance and compatibility advantage with next generation Xflo meter design • Global platform; could also support propane • Consider suction offering • Continue to strengthen CleanFuel partnership Ovation Vista Century/Select

  7. Sample Ovation configurations for E85 B23/4 Bio E10/E85/E100 B12/3 B12/1 E10/85/100 E85 only B23/4 E85 87/89/93 R11 E85 only E85 Low E100 E85 Low High Bio Low E100 E85 hydraulics Standard hydraulics

  8. Thank You!

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