Originally Posted by
jackal
Ethanol has issues in cold weather, so it doesn't surprise me at all that they don't sell it up your way.
Oh, it's available in plenty of stations in cold weather areas, including northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, and North Dakota.
https://www.afdc.energy.gov/fuels/et...locations.html
The difference isn't concern for cold-weather performance - it's promotion of alternative fuels under U.S. law by the Energy Policy Act of 2005.