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Archive for July 18th, 2008

Posted by admin on July 18, 2008

Les pompes E85 ? Vertes de déception…

Souvenez-vous : le 1er janvier 2007, le gouvernement français a autorisé la vente de Superéthanol E85 (carburant composé à 85% d’éthanol d’origine végétale et à 15% d’essence SP95) afin d’encourager le développement d’un réseau de

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Posted by admin on July 18, 2008

Enterprise designates E85 FlexFuel branch in south Florida

In a recent move, Enterprise Rent-A-Car has announced that one of its locations in south Florida is to be designated as first ‘E85/FlexFuel’ branch of the car rental industry in this region of the country. Notably, in Broward County,

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Overnight Successes Never Are

The same will be required to developing our national energy strategy, and Jobs’ turn of phrase also brought back to mind President Bush’s stated goals for a rapid switch to E85 ethanol. His statement during the 2006 State of the Union

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Enterprise designates E85 FlexFuel branch in south Florida - Car

Car Rentals, UK - 4 hours ago Enterprise Rent-A-Car announced this week that one of its locations in south Florida is to be designated as the car rental industrya s first a E85/FlexFuela …

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Biofuels

The use of ethanol-blended fuels such as E85 (85% ethanol and 15% gasoline) can reduce the net emissions of greenhouse gases by as much as 37.1%, which is a significant amount. * Ethanol-blended fuel as E10 (10% ethanol and 90%

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Hybrider intressantare än E85

En nyligen publicerad undersökning visar att intresset för hybrider hos de amerikanska köparna växer. Samtidigt är E85 på nedgång, särskilt påverkan på matpriserna oroar.

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you might be able to save $$ on gas!

$4 a gallon FOREVER (i have to fill up every 2 days) ….. so the other day i was just lolligaggin’ around at the gas pump and looked down on the gas cap. there was a sticker that said, “this vehicle can operate on ethanol E85.

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Do-it-yourself E85 conversion kit now available

Bart Wells, owner of Hitech Motorsport in Elk River, Minnesota, is selling a do-it-yourself E85 conversion kit. Wells calls his patent-pending system “ETOM” — pronounced “e-Tom,” — for the acronym of the company he formed for its

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JD Power Survey Says: Yes to Hybrids, No to E85, Maybe to EVs

On the flip-side, the percentage of consumers interested in an E85-capable vehicle actually dropped from 47% to 43%. The concern there by consumers was an adverse effect on agriculture and prices being caused by ethanol production.

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Rekordstor försäljning av E85

Statoils försäljningen av E85 i länet ökade i juni i år med 1,4 procent jämfört med föregående månad. Jämfört med juni förra året har försäljningen fördubblats enligt bolaget. Statoil tror att ökningen beror på det höga oljepriset som

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