Ethanol (E85) Capable Volvos

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byrocat - 30 Jun 2005 20:46 GMT

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20050629/D8B13OGO1.html
List of vehicles capable of using e85 (85% ethanol 15% gasoline)
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20050628/D8B0OPS82.html

Anyone have any more information on this?

I'll admit that most locales are probably not quipped to sell E85, but
a savings of about 25% on price plus reducing oil dependance.....

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Apple Computer - 01 Jul 2005 13:04 GMT

Popular Science magazineJuly 2005 pg. 22 has a short article about a
different Swedish car brand using E85 but has some good technical
details about the fuel. The availability in the United States is;

Minn. 119
Ill. 51
Iowa 21
S.D. 20
Mo. 17
Neb. 16
Wis. 11
Colo. 10
S.C. 9
N.D. 9
Other 30

I think if the United States Government had spent the same money on E85
subsidies instead of blowing up Iraq, foriegn oil dependence would be
soon a thing of the past.

http://popsci.com/biopower

> http://apnews.excite.com/article/20050629/D8B13OGO1.html
> List of vehicles capable of using e85 (85% ethanol 15% gasoline)
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> I'll admit that most locales are probably not quipped to sell E85, but
> a savings of about 25% on price plus reducing oil dependance.....

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Bev A. Kupf - 01 Jul 2005 13:31 GMT

> Popular Science magazineJuly 2005 pg. 22 has a short article about a
> different Swedish car brand using E85 but has some good technical
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>> I'll admit that most locales are probably not quipped to sell E85, but
>> a savings of about 25% on price plus reducing oil dependance.....

I haven't read any of these articles, but I'll be surprised if you
get a 25% reduction in price. Fuel economy with E85 will be worse
by about 20% - 25%. That should offset the difference in price.

Beverly

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