{{Short description|American fuel supplier}} {{Advert|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox company | name = Pearson Fuels | founded = 2002 | hq_location = San Diego, California | key_people = | industry = Transportation Alternate Fuel Retailer | products = Ethanol (E85) | website = [http://www.pearsonfuels.com/ http://www.pearsonfuels.com/] }} '''Pearson Fuels''' is a privately held alternative fuel retailer founded in San Diego in 2002.<ref name="Wired">{{cite web |title=Pump the Eco Fuel of Your Choice | url=https://www.wired.com/cars/energy/news/2003/09/60258 |accessdate=2013-03-16}}</ref><ref name="Pearson Fuels">{{cite web |title=About Pearson Fuels - The Story of Pearson Fuels | url=https://pearsonfuels.com/about/ |accessdate=2023-07-24}}</ref> Pearson Fuels offers E85 (85% ethanol plus 15% gasoline) through a network of more than 450 retail stations in California.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pearson Fuels Celebrates 450 E85 Stations Across California |url=https://pearsonfuels.com/450th-station-opening/ |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=pearsonfuels.com |language=en}}</ref>
==History ==
=== Grants === In 2010, the company received a $1.8 million state grant to assist in putting biodiesel into more tanker trucks.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-san-diego-biofuels-company-lands-18m-grant-2010oct12-htmlstory.html|title=San Diego biofuels company lands $1.8M grant|last=Soto|first=Onell R.|work=sandiegouniontribune.com|access-date=2017-11-03|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2014, Pearson Fuels received a $1.35 million grant from the California Energy Commission. This funding was used to convert two diesel terminals into biodiesel blending terminals, allowing for the simultaneous loading of biodiesel and diesel. This change reduced the need for fuel trucks to visit multiple locations, and helped facilitate the use of alternative fuels.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://sdbj.com/news/2013/jan/15/pearson-fuels-receives-135m-grant-energy-commissio/|title=Pearson Fuels Receives $1.35M Grant from Energy Commission|work=San Diego Business Journal|access-date=2017-11-03}}</ref>
==Products== Pearson offers previously offered multiple alternative fuels but now focuses exclusively on E85.{{citation needed|reason="<ref>[http://www.whogotfunded.com/companies/95207-pearson-fuels Pearson Fuels - Company Details]</ref>" does not provide context for the above text|date=January 2024}}
== See also ==
* Biofuel * BioEthanol for Sustainable Transport * E85 * Charging station * Ethanol fuel * [https://afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/flexible-fuel Flexible-fuel vehicle] * BioFuels Security Act * California Energy Commission
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Biofuel in the United States Category:Energy in California Category:Companies based in San Diego Category:Energy companies established in 2003 Category:Renewable resource companies established in 2003 Category:American companies established in 2003 Category:2003 establishments in California