Cwdawson

Just reading up before we got our GLK250 and wondering, Does Canada have B6-B20 fuel or is it all B5 or less. If travelling in the States it appears that it could be anything at all (up to B20) I see mercedes specifies B5 as a maximum but yet this article states they cannot cancel an OEM warranty on the use of Higher Bio fuel use, do any of you end up having to use B6-B20 or is B5 readily available everywhere...

http://www.canadacleanfuels.com/pdfs..._Statement.pdf

Cwdawson

Oh well, guess its just Illinois is the only one off from B5...

JimBarnhart

I'm not sure about Canadian mixes. Minnesota has mandates that continue to be delayed, so nothing more that 5% so far.

dgiturbo

B (higher than) 11 is everywhere in the States. There is a big tax savings to the gas station owner if they sell B11 or more. Problem is very few States have requirements to post it at the pump, so no one knows for sure what is being dispensed. (Including the store employees.)

After 6 years and 135000 miles with my CDI ML, and never having a Bio fuel issue, I just fuel up where ever I find the best price regardless of the B(XX) content.
My personal thought is MB is a little too overzealous with their B5 requirement and these vehicles can handle more that what we are led to believe.

JimBarnhart

That tax advantage is specific to Illinois state fuel tax. There is no incentive on federal fuel tax. Other states may have tax advantages, but Minnesota doesn't.

What Minnesota does have is a mandate for B20 in the summer months, and that mandate requires labeling at the pump. Activation of this mandate keeps slipping out, summer of 2014 is the earliest. Until then anything higher than 5% is uncommon around here.