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Old Feb 6, 2006 | 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by number_2
well, today i saw an ethanol tech + gm commercial, if that tells you anything.

yes it does actually. It means that it is probably going to get big (I belive). A lot of vehicles like mars said are already e85 equipped. The only reason they didn't market it like they are doing now is what for? The reason they put it in the cars I mean is to get low emission tax deductions.


If it is already in the midwest like the other users said it is only a matter of time before it gets mainstream here. I herad plans to build a refinery down in manatee county near apollo beach or somewhere around there.

I just would like to be ahead of the game and know more about the fuel before it gets mainstream. (unfortually we will probably be the last ones to use it
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Old Feb 6, 2006 | 11:31 AM
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if it does really go mainstream, well then its a good thing a lot of the older Ford vehicals are already FFV cars. (Fuel Flexible Vehical) I think they have been doing that to the Ford Tauras since 2000, so at least there are 6 years worth of older vehicals to that can be used on E85.

Only thing that sucks is the fuel economy on E85 is horrible in comparison to regular 87 octane. Taurus milage goes from 19 city down to 14 city
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