| Pure ethanol or E100 is also known as ethyl alcohol or | | | | popularity to the point that lines of vehicles are being |
| grain alcohol. It is made when corn, grain, or other | | | | developed that will run on it alone? Compare it to the |
| agricultural products are fermented, distilled, and | | | | properties of gasoline, and see for yourself: |
| denatured and because of this, it is a continually | | | | |
| renewable resource, a true benefit in the world of | | | | It is a renewable resource |
| alternative fuels. Another benefit is the fact that, unlike | | | | Reduces dependence on foreign oil |
| many other, mainly petroleum based, fuels, it | | | | Reduces smog and emissions |
| contributes nothing to the build-up of greenhouse | | | | 96 octane to 86-94 octane in gasoline |
| gases. Because of its renewable nature, it is possible | | | | 12,500 lower heating value to 18,000-19,000 lower |
| to extensively reduce a nation's dependence on | | | | heating value of gasoline |
| foreign oil products.Pure ethanol is never used as an | | | | 1.4 gallons of E85 is equal to 1 gallon gasoline |
| alternative fuel, but ethanol blends are. For example, | | | | Per gallon, E85 gets 72% of the miles that gasoline |
| E10 is a fuel made of 10 percent ethanol and blended | | | | gets |
| with 90 percent gasoline. The most common blend is | | | | Holding tank is 1.4 times larger than a gasoline holding |
| E85, a fuel made of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent | | | | tank |
| gasoline. E85 is officially classified by the U.S. | | | | In cold weather, E85 starts the car as well as gasoline |
| Department of Energy as an alternative energy fuel. It | | | | Vehicle power is increased 3-5% with E85 |
| could be used in most cars today that are run on | | | | |
| gasoline with some modification, and new, flexible fuel | | | | Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFV)A flexible fuel vehicle is a |
| vehicles, are being developed that could use E85. | | | | car that runs on any ethanol blend, E85 or less, and |
| Recently, lobbyists have been pushing for its use in | | | | can also run on regular unleaded gas. They have been |
| FFVs or flexible fuel vehicles, alternative vehicles that | | | | in production for almost a decade and continue to be |
| have a lesser impact on the environment than today's | | | | built by some major car manufacturers including Ford, |
| gas guzzling cars.E85 PropertiesWhy is E85 gaining in | | | | GM, Mercury, Isuzu, and more. |